When to paint a house exterior in New Braunfels, TX
When to paint in New Braunfels, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is March to April, with 2 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to April, call for quotes in January 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 3Jan
- 6Feb
- 13Mar
- 14Apr
- 9May
- 2Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 11Oct
- 11Nov
- 7Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 14 | 41° / 66°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 15 | 45° / 70°F |
| March | 13 | 11 | 21 | 53° / 78°F |
| April | 14 | 9 | 18 | 59° / 83°F |
| May | 9 | 6 | 9 | 67° / 89°F |
| June | 2 | 1 | 2 | 72° / 95°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 99°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 100°F |
| September | 3 | 2 | 3 | 70° / 95°F |
| October | 11 | 8 | 14 | 61° / 87°F |
| November | 11 | 11 | 19 | 51° / 75°F |
| December | 7 | 7 | 18 | 45° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near New Braunfels compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in San Marcos (86 a year, 16 miles northeast). 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. Seguin is read from the same station as New Braunfels, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From New Braunfels | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cibolo, TX | 11 mi southwest | 81 | March to April | Randolph Air Force Base Airport |
| Seguin, TX | 12 mi southeast | 79 | March to April | same station |
| Schertz, TX | 12 mi southwest | 81 | March to April | Randolph Air Force Base Airport |
| Selma, TX | 14 mi southwest | 81 | March to April | Randolph Air Force Base Airport |
| Universal City, TX | 15 mi southwest | 81 | March to April | Randolph Air Force Base Airport |
| San Marcos, TX | 16 mi northeast | 86 | March to April | San Marcos Municipal Airport |
How New Braunfels ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, New Braunfels (population 116,477, 35th largest) ranks 182nd for painting days, 10 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 178 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from New Braunfels Municipal Airport (4.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.