When to paint a house exterior in Palestine, TX
When to paint in Palestine, 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 17 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, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 6Feb
- 11Mar
- 15Apr
- 16May
- 5Jun
- 2Jul
- 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 17Oct
- 8Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 10 | 39° / 60°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 14 | 44° / 65°F |
| March | 11 | 9 | 19 | 52° / 73°F |
| April | 15 | 14 | 20 | 57° / 78°F |
| May | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65° / 84°F |
| June | 5 | 4 | 5 | 72° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | 2 | 2 | 74° / 95°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 95°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 8 | 69° / 90°F |
| October | 17 | 15 | 20 | 58° / 81°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 15 | 49° / 70°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 12 | 44° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Palestine compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Jacksonville (132 a year, 26 miles northeast); 2 get fewer, down to 69 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 Palestine | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville, TX | 26 mi northeast | 132 | March to May | Cherokee County Airport |
| Athens, TX | 33 mi north | 95 | April to May | Tyler Pounds Regional Airport |
| Tyler, TX | 44 mi northeast | 95 | April to May | Tyler Pounds Regional Airport |
| Corsicana, TX | 53 mi northwest | 96 | March to May | Campbell Field-Corsicana Mu |
| Henderson, TX | 57 mi northeast | 77 | May | Rusk County Airport |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 59 mi east | 69 | October | A L Mangham Jr Rgnl Airport |
How Palestine ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Palestine (population 19,583, 157th largest) ranks 79th for painting days, 6 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 148 miles south. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 48 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Palestine Municipal Airport (3.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.