When to paint a house exterior in Leander, TX
When to paint in Leander, 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 Leander compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Georgetown (97 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. Cedar Park, Liberty Hill, Lago Vista, Lakeway are read from the same station as Leander, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Leander | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Park, TX | 5 mi southeast | 91 | March to April | same station |
| Liberty Hill, TX | 7 mi northwest | 91 | March to April | same station |
| Lago Vista, TX | 11 mi southwest | 91 | March to April | same station |
| Georgetown, TX | 12 mi northeast | 97 | March to May | Georgetown Municipal Airport |
| Round Rock, TX | 12 mi east | 97 | March to May | Georgetown Municipal Airport |
| Lakeway, TX | 17 mi southwest | 91 | March to April | same station |
How Leander ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Leander (population 87,511, 48th largest) ranks 105th for painting days, 2 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 174 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 (8.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.