When to paint a house exterior in Lakeway, TX
When to paint in Lakeway, 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 Lakeway compared
1 gets fewer, down to 55 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. Lago Vista, Cedar Park, Leander are read from the same station as Lakeway, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Lakeway | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lago Vista, TX | 7 mi north | 91 | March to April | same station |
| Dripping Springs, TX | 13 mi southwest | 92 | March to April | Austin-Camp Mabry |
| Austin, TX | 14 mi east | 92 | March to April | Austin-Camp Mabry |
| Cedar Park, TX | 15 mi northeast | 91 | March to April | same station |
| Leander, TX | 17 mi northeast | 91 | March to April | same station |
| Buda, TX | 21 mi southeast | 55 | March to May | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport |
How Lakeway ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Lakeway (population 19,056, 162nd largest) ranks 107th for painting days, 2 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 176 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 (10.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.