When to paint a house exterior in Rockwall, TX
When to paint in Rockwall, 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 16 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 Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 10Mar
- 14Apr
- 16May
- 5Jun
- 2Jul
- 1Aug
- 9Sep
- 16Oct
- 8Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 12 | 38° / 58°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 12 | 41° / 61°F |
| March | 10 | 8 | 18 | 50° / 71°F |
| April | 14 | 11 | 19 | 55° / 76°F |
| May | 16 | 11 | 16 | 65° / 84°F |
| June | 5 | 3 | 5 | 72° / 92°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 96°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 96°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 9 | 69° / 90°F |
| October | 16 | 16 | 19 | 58° / 80°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 18 | 48° / 68°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 15 | 44° / 63°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Rockwall compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Rockwall's 90 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Fate, Heath, Rowlett, Royse City, Sachse, Wylie are read from the same station as Rockwall, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Rockwall | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fate, TX | 4 mi northeast | 90 | April to May | same station |
| Heath, TX | 5 mi south | 90 | April to May | same station |
| Rowlett, TX | 6 mi west | 90 | April to May | same station |
| Royse City, TX | 8 mi northeast | 90 | April to May | same station |
| Sachse, TX | 9 mi northwest | 90 | April to May | same station |
| Wylie, TX | 9 mi northwest | 90 | April to May | same station |
How Rockwall ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Rockwall (population 53,547, 71st largest) ranks 118th for painting days, 2 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 238 miles south. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Ralph M Hall Rockwall Municip (0.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.