When to paint a house exterior in Pleasanton, TX
When to paint in Pleasanton, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to April, with 3 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to April, call for quotes in January 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 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 5Jan
- 7Feb
- 14Mar
- 14Apr
- 7May
- 1Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 10Oct
- 12Nov
- 8Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 5 | 15 | 42° / 68°F |
| February | 7 | 7 | 16 | 46° / 71°F |
| March | 14 | 13 | 21 | 54° / 79°F |
| April | 14 | 10 | 17 | 61° / 85°F |
| May | 7 | 6 | 7 | 70° / 91°F |
| June | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 97°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 99°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 75° / 100°F |
| September | 3 | 1 | 3 | 71° / 94°F |
| October | 10 | 9 | 13 | 62° / 86°F |
| November | 12 | 12 | 21 | 53° / 76°F |
| December | 8 | 8 | 19 | 47° / 72°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Pleasanton compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Leon Valley (89 a year, 37 miles north). 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 Pleasanton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio, TX | 35 mi north | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
| Leon Valley, TX | 37 mi north | 89 | March to April | Lackland Air Force Base (Kell |
| Converse, TX | 40 mi north | 81 | March to April | Randolph Air Force Base Airport |
| Live Oak, TX | 42 mi north | 81 | March to April | Randolph Air Force Base Airport |
| Universal City, TX | 42 mi north | 81 | March to April | Randolph Air Force Base Airport |
| Helotes, TX | 44 mi north | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
How Pleasanton ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Pleasanton (population 11,409, 227th largest) ranks 162nd for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 207 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Pleasanton Municipal Airport (1.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.