When to paint a house exterior in Laredo, TX
When to paint in Laredo, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is February to March, with 4 good months a year. The best month is November, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by December.
If you want the house done in February to March, call for quotes in December or earlier; a job pushed past March is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 9Jan
- 12Feb
- 15Mar
- 10Apr
- 3May
- 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 9Oct
- 18Nov
- 13Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 | 8 | 22 | 47° / 71°F |
| February | 12 | 12 | 20 | 52° / 77°F |
| March | 15 | 12 | 18 | 60° / 84°F |
| April | 10 | 6 | 10 | 65° / 90°F |
| May | 3 | 1 | 3 | 72° / 96°F |
| June | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 100°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 103°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 102°F |
| September | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 96°F |
| October | 9 | 7 | 10 | 66° / 89°F |
| November | 18 | 17 | 22 | 57° / 79°F |
| December | 13 | 13 | 23 | 51° / 74°F |
Deck stain does best in November. Low-temperature paint adds about 39 days a year here.
Towns near Laredo compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Robstown (109 a year, 113 miles east); 3 get fewer, down to 76 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.
| Place | From Laredo | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roma, TX | 85 mi south | 76 | March | Zapata County Airport |
| Alice, TX | 88 mi east | 87 | March to April | Alice International Airport |
| Rio Grande City, TX | 91 mi southeast | 99 | November to March | Mc Allen Miller International Airport |
| Eagle Pass, TX | 99 mi northwest | 94 | October to November | Faith Ranch Airport |
| Kingsville, TX | 100 mi east | 87 | March to April | Kingsville Naval Air Station |
| Robstown, TX | 113 mi east | 109 | February to April | Nueces County Ariport |
How Laredo ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Laredo (population 261,260, 11th largest) ranks 110th for painting days, 2 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 300 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 39 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Laredo International Airport (2.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.