When to paint a house exterior in Mercedes, TX
When to paint in Mercedes, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is February to April, with 5 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by December.
If you want the house done in February to April, call for quotes in December 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 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 12Jan
- 14Feb
- 18Mar
- 16Apr
- 6May
- 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 9Oct
- 17Nov
- 15Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12 | 12 | 21 | 51° / 73°F |
| February | 14 | 13 | 21 | 55° / 77°F |
| March | 18 | 16 | 20 | 63° / 83°F |
| April | 16 | 13 | 16 | 67° / 87°F |
| May | 6 | 3 | 6 | 73° / 92°F |
| June | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 96°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 96°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 77° / 98°F |
| September | 3 | 2 | 3 | 74° / 94°F |
| October | 9 | 9 | 10 | 67° / 89°F |
| November | 17 | 16 | 19 | 61° / 81°F |
| December | 15 | 15 | 23 | 55° / 76°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 30 days a year here.
Towns near Mercedes compared
4 get fewer, down to 96 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. Weslaco, Donna are read from the same station as Mercedes, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Mercedes | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weslaco, TX | 5 mi west | 109 | February to April | same station |
| Donna, TX | 8 mi west | 109 | February to April | same station |
| Alamo, TX | 13 mi west | 99 | November to March | Mc Allen Miller International Airport |
| Harlingen, TX | 14 mi east | 96 | February to April | Valley International Airport |
| San Juan, TX | 15 mi west | 99 | November to March | Mc Allen Miller International Airport |
| San Benito, TX | 17 mi east | 96 | February to April | Valley International Airport |
How Mercedes ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Mercedes (population 17,535, 170th largest) ranks 32nd for painting days, 20 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 295 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 30 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mid Valley Airport (4.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.