When to paint a house exterior in Lago Vista, TX
When to paint in Lago Vista, 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 April, at about 16 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 3Jan
- 6Feb
- 14Mar
- 16Apr
- 11May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 14Oct
- 11Nov
- 6Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 16 | 42° / 62°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 14 | 44° / 65°F |
| March | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53° / 75°F |
| April | 16 | 12 | 18 | 58° / 80°F |
| May | 11 | 8 | 11 | 67° / 87°F |
| June | 3 | 2 | 3 | 73° / 94°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 97°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 75° / 98°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 6 | 70° / 91°F |
| October | 14 | 13 | 16 | 61° / 82°F |
| November | 11 | 11 | 19 | 51° / 69°F |
| December | 6 | 6 | 17 | 47° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Lago Vista compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Lago Vista's 91 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Lakeway, Cedar Park, Leander, Liberty Hill are read from the same station as Lago Vista, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Lago Vista | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeway, TX | 7 mi south | 91 | March to April | same station |
| Cedar Park, TX | 11 mi east | 91 | March to April | same station |
| Leander, TX | 11 mi northeast | 91 | March to April | same station |
| Liberty Hill, TX | 15 mi north | 91 | March to April | same station |
| Austin, TX | 18 mi southeast | 92 | March to April | Austin-Camp Mabry |
| Dripping Springs, TX | 19 mi south | 92 | March to April | Austin-Camp Mabry |
How Lago Vista ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Lago Vista (population 10,201, 246th largest) ranks 109th for painting days, 2 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 179 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lago Vista Rusty Allen Airport (3.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.