When to paint a house exterior in Mineral Wells, TX
When to paint in Mineral Wells, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 3 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February 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, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 8Mar
- 12Apr
- 12May
- 5Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 13Oct
- 7Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 9 | 33° / 60°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 12 | 37° / 64°F |
| March | 8 | 7 | 18 | 47° / 73°F |
| April | 12 | 11 | 20 | 53° / 79°F |
| May | 12 | 8 | 13 | 63° / 85°F |
| June | 5 | 3 | 5 | 70° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73° / 98°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 98°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 7 | 67° / 91°F |
| October | 13 | 12 | 19 | 55° / 82°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 18 | 45° / 70°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 13 | 39° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 63 days a year here.
Towns near Mineral Wells compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Azle (94 a year, 32 miles east). 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. Weatherford is read from the same station as Mineral Wells, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Mineral Wells | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherford, TX | 19 mi east | 72 | April to May | same station |
| Azle, TX | 32 mi east | 94 | April to May | Fort Worth Naval Air Station |
| Granbury, TX | 32 mi southeast | 78 | April | Granbury Municipal Airport |
| White Settlement, TX | 36 mi east | 94 | April to May | Fort Worth Naval Air Station |
| Benbrook, TX | 37 mi east | 94 | April to May | Fort Worth Naval Air Station |
| Saginaw, TX | 42 mi east | 89 | April to May | Fort Worth Meacham International Airport |
How Mineral Wells ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Mineral Wells (population 15,688, 190th largest) ranks 212th for painting days, 16 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 279 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 63 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mineral Wells Airport (3.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.