When to paint a house exterior in Northlake, TX
When to paint in Northlake, 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 15 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, Dec.
- 3Jan
- 5Feb
- 10Mar
- 15Apr
- 13May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 15Oct
- 8Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 13 | 36° / 59°F |
| February | 5 | 4 | 13 | 39° / 63°F |
| March | 10 | 9 | 19 | 49° / 72°F |
| April | 15 | 13 | 21 | 55° / 78°F |
| May | 13 | 10 | 14 | 64° / 85°F |
| June | 3 | 2 | 3 | 73° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 77° / 98°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 98°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 7 | 69° / 91°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 19 | 58° / 82°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 19 | 47° / 69°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 16 | 41° / 63°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 60 days a year here.
Towns near Northlake compared
3 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. Roanoke, Trophy Club, Keller are read from the same station as Northlake, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Northlake | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke, TX | 4 mi south | 85 | April to May | same station |
| Trophy Club, TX | 7 mi southeast | 85 | April to May | same station |
| Flower Mound, TX | 9 mi east | 72 | April | Dallas/Fort Worth International |
| Keller, TX | 10 mi south | 85 | April to May | same station |
| Southlake, TX | 10 mi southeast | 72 | April | Dallas/Fort Worth International |
| Highland Village, TX | 11 mi east | 76 | April | Denton Municipal Airport |
How Northlake ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Northlake (population 10,746, 237th largest) ranks 153rd for painting days, 4 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 267 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 60 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Fort Worth Alliance Airport (7.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.