When to paint a house exterior in Richardson, TX
When to paint in Richardson, TX
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is March to May, with 6 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 23 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, Dec.
- 4Jan
- 8Feb
- 17Mar
- 22Apr
- 22May
- 8Jun
- 2Jul
- 3Aug
- 13Sep
- 23Oct
- 13Nov
- 6Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 4 | 18 | 39° / 58°F |
| February | 8 | 7 | 19 | 43° / 63°F |
| March | 17 | 14 | 26 | 52° / 71°F |
| April | 22 | 22 | 27 | 58° / 77°F |
| May | 22 | 19 | 22 | 67° / 85°F |
| June | 8 | 7 | 8 | 75° / 92°F |
| July | 2 | 2 | 2 | 79° / 96°F |
| August | 3 | 2 | 3 | 79° / 96°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 13 | 72° / 91°F |
| October | 23 | 22 | 25 | 62° / 81°F |
| November | 13 | 13 | 25 | 50° / 68°F |
| December | 6 | 6 | 23 | 44° / 62°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 70 days a year here.
Towns near Richardson compared
4 get fewer, down to 81 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. Plano, Addison are read from the same station as Richardson, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Richardson | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plano, TX | 6 mi northwest | 142 | March to May | same station |
| Garland, TX | 6 mi southeast | 90 | April to May | Ralph M Hall Rockwall Municip |
| Murphy, TX | 7 mi northeast | 90 | April to May | Ralph M Hall Rockwall Municip |
| Addison, TX | 7 mi west | 142 | March to May | same station |
| Sachse, TX | 7 mi east | 90 | April to May | Ralph M Hall Rockwall Municip |
| Allen, TX | 10 mi north | 81 | May | Mckinney Municipal Airport |
How Richardson ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Richardson (population 118,221, 34th largest) ranks 17th for painting days, 53 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 247 miles south. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 70 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Addison Airport (7.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.