When to paint a house exterior in McKinney, TX
When to paint in McKinney, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 4Feb
- 8Mar
- 12Apr
- 15May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 8Sep
- 14Oct
- 6Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 8 | 35° / 57°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 12 | 39° / 61°F |
| March | 8 | 7 | 17 | 48° / 70°F |
| April | 12 | 11 | 19 | 54° / 76°F |
| May | 15 | 9 | 16 | 63° / 83°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 71° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 96°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 96°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 8 | 68° / 90°F |
| October | 14 | 14 | 19 | 56° / 81°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 16 | 46° / 68°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 12 | 40° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near McKinney compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Frisco (142 a year, 10 miles west). 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. Fairview, Allen, Melissa, Prosper, Princeton are read from the same station as McKinney, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From McKinney | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview, TX | 5 mi southeast | 81 | May | same station |
| Allen, TX | 7 mi south | 81 | May | same station |
| Melissa, TX | 9 mi northeast | 81 | May | same station |
| Prosper, TX | 9 mi west | 81 | May | same station |
| Princeton, TX | 9 mi east | 81 | May | same station |
| Frisco, TX | 10 mi west | 142 | March to May | Addison Airport |
How McKinney ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, McKinney (population 227,526, 15th largest) ranks 163rd for painting days, 8 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 261 miles south. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mckinney Municipal Airport (4.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.