When to paint a house exterior in Leon Valley, TX
When to paint in Leon Valley, 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, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 4Jan
- 7Feb
- 14Mar
- 16Apr
- 10May
- 3Jun
- 2Jul
- 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 14Oct
- 11Nov
- 6Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 4 | 14 | 42° / 66°F |
| February | 7 | 7 | 16 | 46° / 70°F |
| March | 14 | 12 | 21 | 55° / 77°F |
| April | 16 | 12 | 19 | 60° / 83°F |
| May | 10 | 7 | 10 | 68° / 89°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 73° / 94°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 97°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 75° / 98°F |
| September | 3 | 3 | 4 | 72° / 93°F |
| October | 14 | 12 | 17 | 62° / 85°F |
| November | 11 | 11 | 19 | 53° / 74°F |
| December | 6 | 6 | 17 | 46° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Leon Valley compared
6 get fewer, down to 81 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 Leon Valley | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio, TX | 6 mi southeast | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
| Helotes, TX | 7 mi northwest | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
| Live Oak, TX | 17 mi east | 81 | March to April | Randolph Air Force Base Airport |
| Fair Oaks Ranch, TX | 17 mi north | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
| Converse, TX | 19 mi east | 81 | March to April | Randolph Air Force Base Airport |
| Universal City, TX | 19 mi east | 81 | March to April | Randolph Air Force Base Airport |
How Leon Valley ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Leon Valley (population 11,424, 226th largest) ranks 126th for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 208 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lackland Air Force Base (Kell (8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.