When to paint a house exterior in McAllen, TX
When to paint in McAllen, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is November to March, with 5 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by September.
If you want the house done in November to March, call for quotes in September 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.
- 13Jan
- 14Feb
- 17Mar
- 12Apr
- 4May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 6Oct
- 16Nov
- 16Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 13 | 22 | 52° / 74°F |
| February | 14 | 13 | 18 | 56° / 79°F |
| March | 17 | 17 | 19 | 64° / 85°F |
| April | 12 | 11 | 12 | 69° / 90°F |
| May | 4 | 3 | 4 | 75° / 94°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 78° / 97°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 79° / 99°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 79° / 101°F |
| September | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76° / 97°F |
| October | 6 | 6 | 7 | 69° / 91°F |
| November | 16 | 15 | 17 | 62° / 82°F |
| December | 16 | 16 | 23 | 57° / 78°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 24 days a year here.
Towns near McAllen compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of McAllen's 99 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Mission, Pharr, Alton, San Juan, Hidalgo, Palmview are read from the same station as McAllen, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From McAllen | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission, TX | 5 mi west | 99 | November to March | same station |
| Pharr, TX | 5 mi southeast | 99 | November to March | same station |
| Alton, TX | 6 mi northwest | 99 | November to March | same station |
| San Juan, TX | 6 mi southeast | 99 | November to March | same station |
| Hidalgo, TX | 8 mi south | 99 | November to March | same station |
| Palmview, TX | 8 mi west | 99 | November to March | same station |
How McAllen ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, McAllen (population 148,782, 23rd largest) ranks 54th for painting days, 11 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 303 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Low-temperature paint only adds 24 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mc Allen Miller International Airport (2.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.