When to paint a house exterior in Odessa, TX
When to paint in Odessa, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April, with 2 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April, call for quotes in February 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 Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- under 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 9Mar
- 14Apr
- 11May
- 3Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 11Sep
- 16Oct
- 7Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 12 | 34° / 60°F |
| February | 3 | 1 | 15 | 36° / 66°F |
| March | 9 | 9 | 23 | 46° / 75°F |
| April | 14 | 13 | 21 | 53° / 83°F |
| May | 11 | 8 | 11 | 63° / 90°F |
| June | 3 | 2 | 3 | 71° / 96°F |
| July | 2 | 2 | 2 | 74° / 98°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73° / 97°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 11 | 67° / 90°F |
| October | 16 | 16 | 22 | 55° / 81°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 22 | 44° / 70°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 18 | 38° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 82 days a year here.
Towns near Odessa compared
4 get fewer, down to 38 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.
| Place | From Odessa | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland, TX | 17 mi northeast | 70 | April | Midland Airpark |
| Andrews, TX | 33 mi north | 59 | April to May | Gaines County Airport |
| Big Spring, TX | 56 mi northeast | 69 | October | Big Srng Mcmhn-Wrkle Airport |
| Hobbs, NM | 76 mi northwest | 81 | September to October | Lea County Regional Airport |
| Town of Pecos, TX | 77 mi southwest | 38 | April | Pecos Municipal Airport |
| Lovington, NM | 94 mi northwest | 81 | September to October | Lea County Regional Airport |
How Odessa ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Odessa (population 119,748, 32nd largest) ranks 180th for painting days, 9 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 454 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 82 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airport (3.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.