When to paint a house exterior in Plainview, TX
When to paint in Plainview, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is September, with 1 good month a year. The best month is September, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September, call for quotes in July or earlier; a job pushed past September is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 4Apr
- 8May
- 6Jun
- 5Jul
- 6Aug
- 15Sep
- 7Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 24° / 54°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 28° / 62°F |
| March | 2 | 2 | 13 | 36° / 69°F |
| April | 4 | 4 | 20 | 42° / 76°F |
| May | 8 | 4 | 15 | 53° / 83°F |
| June | 6 | 3 | 6 | 63° / 91°F |
| July | 5 | 4 | 5 | 66° / 93°F |
| August | 6 | 4 | 6 | 64° / 91°F |
| September | 15 | 14 | 17 | 58° / 86°F |
| October | 7 | 7 | 20 | 47° / 76°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 11 | 35° / 64°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 57°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 71 days a year here.
Towns near Plainview compared
6 get fewer, down to 39 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 Plainview | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock, TX | 44 mi south | 41 | September to October | Lubbock International Airport |
| Levelland, TX | 56 mi southwest | 41 | September to October | Lubbock International Airport |
| Canyon, TX | 56 mi north | 41 | May to June | Amarillo Rick Husband International Airport |
| Hereford, TX | 58 mi northwest | 39 | September | Hereford Municipal Airport |
| Amarillo, TX | 70 mi north | 41 | May to June | Amarillo Rick Husband International Airport |
| Clovis, NM | 86 mi west | 46 | September | Clovis Municipal Airport |
How Plainview ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Plainview (population 19,429, 158th largest) ranks 243rd for painting days, 34 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 497 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 71 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Hale County Airport (1.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.