When to paint a house exterior in Midland, TX
When to paint in Midland, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April, with 2 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April, call for quotes in February 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 Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 4Feb
- 9Mar
- 13Apr
- 8May
- 1Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 8Sep
- 13Oct
- 7Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 12 | 35° / 61°F |
| February | 4 | 2 | 17 | 39° / 68°F |
| March | 9 | 9 | 24 | 47° / 76°F |
| April | 13 | 12 | 20 | 54° / 84°F |
| May | 8 | 7 | 9 | 63° / 91°F |
| June | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71° / 96°F |
| July | 2 | 2 | 2 | 74° / 98°F |
| August | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 74° / 98°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 8 | 67° / 91°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 18 | 57° / 83°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 21 | 45° / 71°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 18 | 38° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 82 days a year here.
Towns near Midland compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Hobbs (81 a year, 78 miles northwest); 2 get fewer, down to 38 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 Midland | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa, TX | 17 mi southwest | 80 | April | Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airport |
| Andrews, TX | 33 mi northwest | 59 | April to May | Gaines County Airport |
| Big Spring, TX | 40 mi east | 69 | October | Big Srng Mcmhn-Wrkle Airport |
| Hobbs, NM | 78 mi northwest | 81 | September to October | Lea County Regional Airport |
| Snyder, TX | 85 mi northeast | 79 | October | Winston Field Airport |
| Town of Pecos, TX | 94 mi southwest | 38 | April | Pecos Municipal Airport |
How Midland ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Midland (population 143,687, 25th largest) ranks 222nd for painting days, 19 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 444 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 82 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Midland Airpark (1.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.