When to paint a house exterior in Princeton, TX
When to paint in Princeton, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 4Feb
- 8Mar
- 12Apr
- 15May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 8Sep
- 14Oct
- 6Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 8 | 35° / 57°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 12 | 39° / 61°F |
| March | 8 | 7 | 17 | 48° / 70°F |
| April | 12 | 11 | 19 | 54° / 76°F |
| May | 15 | 9 | 16 | 63° / 83°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 71° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 96°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 96°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 8 | 68° / 90°F |
| October | 14 | 14 | 19 | 56° / 81°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 16 | 46° / 68°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 12 | 40° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Princeton compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Wylie (90 a year, 11 miles south). 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. Fairview, Melissa, McKinney, Allen, Anna are read from the same station as Princeton, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Princeton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview, TX | 7 mi southwest | 81 | May | same station |
| Melissa, TX | 8 mi north | 81 | May | same station |
| McKinney, TX | 9 mi west | 81 | May | same station |
| Wylie, TX | 11 mi south | 90 | April to May | Ralph M Hall Rockwall Municip |
| Allen, TX | 11 mi southwest | 81 | May | same station |
| Anna, TX | 12 mi north | 81 | May | same station |
How Princeton ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Princeton (population 37,019, 104th largest) ranks 167th for painting days, 8 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 257 miles south. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mckinney Municipal Airport (4.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.