When to paint a house exterior in Pflugerville, TX
When to paint in Pflugerville, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January 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.
- 3Jan
- 5Feb
- 14Mar
- 17Apr
- 13May
- 6Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 15Oct
- 9Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 16 | 42° / 62°F |
| February | 5 | 5 | 14 | 44° / 65°F |
| March | 14 | 11 | 22 | 53° / 74°F |
| April | 17 | 14 | 20 | 58° / 79°F |
| May | 13 | 8 | 13 | 67° / 86°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 72° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 75° / 96°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 97°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 6 | 71° / 91°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 17 | 61° / 83°F |
| November | 9 | 9 | 19 | 50° / 71°F |
| December | 4 | 2 | 16 | 46° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 59 days a year here.
Towns near Pflugerville compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Round Rock (97 a year, 7 miles northwest). 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. Manor, Hutto, Taylor are read from the same station as Pflugerville, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Pflugerville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Rock, TX | 7 mi northwest | 97 | March to May | Georgetown Municipal Airport |
| Manor, TX | 7 mi south | 91 | March to May | same station |
| Hutto, TX | 7 mi northeast | 91 | March to May | same station |
| Taylor, TX | 13 mi northeast | 91 | March to May | same station |
| Cedar Park, TX | 14 mi west | 91 | March to April | Lago Vista Rusty Allen Airport |
| Austin, TX | 14 mi southwest | 92 | March to April | Austin-Camp Mabry |
How Pflugerville ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Pflugerville (population 66,819, 60th largest) ranks 100th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 156 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 59 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Austin Executive 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+.