When to paint a house exterior in Robinson, TX
When to paint in Robinson, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April, with 2 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April, call for quotes in February 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 2Jan
- 5Feb
- 11Mar
- 13Apr
- 11May
- 3Jun
- under 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 13Oct
- 8Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 11 | 37° / 61°F |
| February | 5 | 5 | 13 | 41° / 65°F |
| March | 11 | 10 | 20 | 50° / 73°F |
| April | 13 | 11 | 19 | 56° / 79°F |
| May | 11 | 7 | 12 | 65° / 86°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 72° / 94°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 99°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 98°F |
| September | 5 | 5 | 5 | 69° / 92°F |
| October | 13 | 12 | 17 | 59° / 84°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 17 | 49° / 70°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 13 | 42° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Robinson compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Bellmead (129 a year, 11 miles north); 1 gets fewer, down to 61 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. Hewitt is read from the same station as Robinson, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Robinson | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewitt, TX | 4 mi west | 77 | April | same station |
| Waco, TX | 8 mi northwest | 61 | March to May | Waco Regional Airport |
| Bellmead, TX | 11 mi north | 129 | March to May | Tstc Waco |
| Temple, TX | 29 mi southwest | 77 | April to May | Draughon-Miller Cntrl Tx Rgnl |
| Belton, TX | 35 mi southwest | 77 | April to May | Draughon-Miller Cntrl Tx Rgnl |
| Gatesville, TX | 37 mi west | 95 | March to May | Gatesville Municipal Airport |
How Robinson ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Robinson (population 12,986, 212th largest) ranks 191st for painting days, 12 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 171 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mc Gregor Executive Airport (11.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.