When to paint a house exterior in Red Oak, TX
When to paint in Red Oak, 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 May, at about 14 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, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 5Feb
- 8Mar
- 12Apr
- 14May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 13Oct
- 7Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 8 | 36° / 58°F |
| February | 5 | 5 | 12 | 40° / 63°F |
| March | 8 | 8 | 18 | 49° / 71°F |
| April | 12 | 12 | 19 | 54° / 77°F |
| May | 14 | 9 | 14 | 63° / 84°F |
| June | 3 | 2 | 3 | 71° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74° / 97°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 97°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 7 | 68° / 91°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 18 | 57° / 81°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 17 | 47° / 69°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 11 | 41° / 62°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Red Oak compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in DeSoto (94 a year, 8 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. Lancaster is read from the same station as Red Oak, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Red Oak | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Heights, TX | 5 mi northwest | 76 | May | Mid-Way Regional Airport |
| Lancaster, TX | 6 mi north | 75 | April to May | same station |
| DeSoto, TX | 8 mi northwest | 94 | April to May | Dallas Executive Airport |
| Waxahachie, TX | 8 mi southwest | 76 | May | Mid-Way Regional Airport |
| Cedar Hill, TX | 11 mi northwest | 94 | April to May | Dallas Executive Airport |
| Duncanville, TX | 12 mi northwest | 94 | April to May | Dallas Executive Airport |
How Red Oak ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Red Oak (population 19,365, 159th largest) ranks 210th for painting days, 14 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 220 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 53 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lancaster Airport (6.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.