When to paint a house exterior in Killeen, TX
When to paint in Killeen, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 3 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 2Jan
- 5Feb
- 12Mar
- 15Apr
- 13May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 15Oct
- 10Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 13 | 39° / 62°F |
| February | 5 | 5 | 13 | 42° / 66°F |
| March | 12 | 10 | 20 | 51° / 74°F |
| April | 15 | 11 | 20 | 57° / 80°F |
| May | 13 | 8 | 13 | 65° / 86°F |
| June | 3 | 2 | 3 | 72° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 97°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 98°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 7 | 69° / 92°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 19 | 58° / 83°F |
| November | 10 | 10 | 19 | 49° / 71°F |
| December | 5 | 5 | 15 | 43° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Killeen compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Georgetown (97 a year, 28 miles south); 2 get fewer, down to 77 a year. A gap like that between towns is usually elevation, a coast or a lake, which is why a painter from a few towns over can be on a different schedule. Harker Heights is read from the same station as Killeen, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Killeen | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harker Heights, TX | 5 mi east | 88 | April to May | same station |
| Copperas Cove, TX | 11 mi west | 92 | April to May | Robert Gray Aff Airport |
| Belton, TX | 15 mi east | 77 | April to May | Draughon-Miller Cntrl Tx Rgnl |
| Temple, TX | 20 mi east | 77 | April to May | Draughon-Miller Cntrl Tx Rgnl |
| Gatesville, TX | 25 mi north | 95 | March to May | Gatesville Municipal Airport |
| Georgetown, TX | 28 mi south | 97 | March to May | Georgetown Municipal Airport |
How Killeen ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Killeen (population 160,616, 20th largest) ranks 136th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 183 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Killeen Municipal Airport (2.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.