When to paint a house exterior in Kingsville, TX
When to paint in Kingsville, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to April, with 3 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to April, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past April is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 7Jan
- 9Feb
- 14Mar
- 14Apr
- 8May
- 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 8Oct
- 13Nov
- 11Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 7 | 17 | 48° / 72°F |
| February | 9 | 9 | 16 | 52° / 76°F |
| March | 14 | 14 | 18 | 60° / 81°F |
| April | 14 | 13 | 15 | 66° / 86°F |
| May | 8 | 8 | 8 | 72° / 91°F |
| June | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76° / 95°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 97°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 98°F |
| September | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73° / 94°F |
| October | 8 | 7 | 10 | 65° / 88°F |
| November | 13 | 13 | 17 | 58° / 80°F |
| December | 11 | 11 | 19 | 53° / 75°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 35 days a year here.
Towns near Kingsville compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Corpus Christi (146 a year, 45 miles east). 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.
| Place | From Kingsville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice, TX | 21 mi northwest | 87 | March to April | Alice International Airport |
| Robstown, TX | 23 mi northeast | 109 | February to April | Nueces County Ariport |
| Portland, TX | 42 mi northeast | 90 | March to May | Corpus Christi International |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 45 mi east | 146 | April to July | Mustang Beach Airport |
| Ingleside, TX | 47 mi northeast | 146 | April to July | Mustang Beach Airport |
| Rockport, TX | 62 mi northeast | 131 | March to May | Aransas County Airport |
How Kingsville ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Kingsville (population 24,884, 132nd largest) ranks 140th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 221 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 35 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Kingsville Naval Air Station (2.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.