When to paint a house exterior in Lancaster, TX
When to paint in Lancaster, 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 May, at about 14 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.
- 1Jan
- 5Feb
- 8Mar
- 12Apr
- 14May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 13Oct
- 7Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 8 | 36° / 58°F |
| February | 5 | 5 | 12 | 40° / 63°F |
| March | 8 | 8 | 18 | 49° / 71°F |
| April | 12 | 12 | 19 | 54° / 77°F |
| May | 14 | 9 | 14 | 63° / 84°F |
| June | 3 | 2 | 3 | 71° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74° / 97°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 97°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 7 | 68° / 91°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 18 | 57° / 81°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 17 | 47° / 69°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 11 | 41° / 62°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Lancaster compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Balch Springs (106 a year, 12 miles northeast). 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. Red Oak is read from the same station as Lancaster, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Lancaster | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSoto, TX | 5 mi west | 94 | April to May | Dallas Executive Airport |
| Glenn Heights, TX | 6 mi southwest | 76 | May | Mid-Way Regional Airport |
| Red Oak, TX | 6 mi south | 75 | April to May | same station |
| Duncanville, TX | 9 mi northwest | 94 | April to May | Dallas Executive Airport |
| Cedar Hill, TX | 11 mi west | 94 | April to May | Dallas Executive Airport |
| Balch Springs, TX | 12 mi northeast | 106 | April to May | Mesquite Metropolitan Airport |
How Lancaster ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Lancaster (population 40,780, 91st largest) ranks 208th for painting days, 14 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 225 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 53 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lancaster Airport (3.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.