When to paint a house exterior in Nacogdoches, TX
When to paint in Nacogdoches, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is October, with 1 good month a year. The best month is October, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by August.
If you want the house done in October, call for quotes in August or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 4Feb
- 8Mar
- 8Apr
- 12May
- 5Jun
- 2Jul
- 1Aug
- 8Sep
- 13Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 6 | 38° / 60°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 10 | 42° / 65°F |
| March | 8 | 6 | 15 | 49° / 73°F |
| April | 8 | 5 | 14 | 54° / 78°F |
| May | 12 | 9 | 13 | 63° / 85°F |
| June | 5 | 3 | 5 | 70° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 94°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 72° / 95°F |
| September | 8 | 7 | 9 | 67° / 89°F |
| October | 13 | 12 | 19 | 56° / 81°F |
| November | 5 | 4 | 13 | 47° / 70°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 7 | 42° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Nacogdoches compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Jacksonville (132 a year, 43 miles northwest). 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 Nacogdoches | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lufkin, TX | 21 mi south | 78 | April to May | Angelina County Airport |
| Henderson, TX | 39 mi north | 77 | May | Rusk County Airport |
| Jacksonville, TX | 43 mi northwest | 132 | March to May | Cherokee County Airport |
| Kilgore, TX | 56 mi north | 83 | April to May | East Texas Regional Airport |
| Palestine, TX | 59 mi west | 95 | April to May | Palestine Municipal Airport |
| Tyler, TX | 62 mi northwest | 95 | April to May | Tyler Pounds Regional Airport |
How Nacogdoches ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Nacogdoches (population 32,381, 112th largest) ranks 228th for painting days, 20 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 138 miles south. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from A L Mangham Jr Rgnl 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+.