When to paint a house exterior in Lubbock, TX
When to paint in Lubbock, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is September to October, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 10 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September to October, call for quotes in July or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 5Apr
- 7May
- 4Jun
- 2Jul
- 3Aug
- 10Sep
- 6Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 58°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 29° / 64°F |
| March | 2 | 2 | 16 | 38° / 73°F |
| April | 5 | 5 | 20 | 45° / 80°F |
| May | 7 | 4 | 11 | 55° / 88°F |
| June | 4 | 1 | 4 | 65° / 95°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 70° / 97°F |
| August | 3 | 1 | 3 | 68° / 96°F |
| September | 10 | 8 | 11 | 61° / 89°F |
| October | 6 | 5 | 17 | 48° / 80°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 15 | 37° / 69°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 30° / 62°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 73 days a year here.
Towns near Lubbock compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Hobbs (81 a year, 93 miles southwest). 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. Levelland is read from the same station as Lubbock, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Lubbock | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levelland, TX | 27 mi west | 41 | September to October | same station |
| Plainview, TX | 44 mi north | 55 | September | Hale County Airport |
| Snyder, TX | 81 mi southeast | 79 | October | Winston Field Airport |
| Hereford, TX | 92 mi north | 39 | September | Hereford Municipal Airport |
| Hobbs, NM | 93 mi southwest | 81 | September to October | Lea County Regional Airport |
| Andrews, TX | 94 mi southwest | 59 | April to May | Gaines County Airport |
How Lubbock ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Lubbock (population 272,086, 10th largest) ranks 247th for painting days, 47 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 479 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 73 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lubbock International 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+.