When to paint a house exterior in North Richland Hills, TX
When to paint in North Richland Hills, 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 April, at about 16 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 5Feb
- 11Mar
- 16Apr
- 13May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 15Oct
- 9Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 14 | 37° / 59°F |
| February | 5 | 4 | 14 | 40° / 63°F |
| March | 11 | 8 | 20 | 50° / 72°F |
| April | 16 | 13 | 21 | 56° / 77°F |
| May | 13 | 10 | 13 | 65° / 85°F |
| June | 4 | 3 | 4 | 73° / 94°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76° / 98°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 77° / 97°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 7 | 70° / 91°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 18 | 58° / 81°F |
| November | 9 | 8 | 19 | 48° / 69°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 17 | 42° / 63°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 61 days a year here.
Towns near North Richland Hills compared
4 get fewer, down to 72 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. Watauga, Haltom City are read from the same station as North Richland Hills, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From North Richland Hills | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watauga, TX | 2 mi west | 89 | April to May | same station |
| Hurst, TX | 3 mi southeast | 72 | April | Dallas/Fort Worth International |
| Haltom City, TX | 4 mi southwest | 89 | April to May | same station |
| Colleyville, TX | 5 mi northeast | 72 | April | Dallas/Fort Worth International |
| Bedford, TX | 5 mi east | 72 | April | Dallas/Fort Worth International |
| Keller, TX | 5 mi north | 85 | April to May | Fort Worth Alliance Airport |
How North Richland Hills ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, North Richland Hills (population 71,436, 58th largest) ranks 129th for painting days, right at the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 253 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 61 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (8.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.