When to paint a house exterior in San Antonio, TX
When to paint in San Antonio, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to April, with 3 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to April, call for quotes in January 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, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 3Jan
- 6Feb
- 12Mar
- 14Apr
- 11May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 15Oct
- 11Nov
- 6Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 15 | 40° / 67°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 16 | 44° / 71°F |
| March | 12 | 8 | 20 | 53° / 78°F |
| April | 14 | 11 | 18 | 58° / 84°F |
| May | 11 | 6 | 11 | 67° / 89°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 73° / 95°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76° / 98°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 99°F |
| September | 3 | 2 | 3 | 71° / 94°F |
| October | 15 | 12 | 17 | 61° / 86°F |
| November | 11 | 10 | 20 | 51° / 75°F |
| December | 6 | 6 | 19 | 45° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 58 days a year here.
Towns near San Antonio compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Leon Valley (89 a year, 6 miles northwest); 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. Helotes is read from the same station as San Antonio, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From San Antonio | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Valley, TX | 6 mi northwest | 89 | March to April | Lackland Air Force Base (Kell |
| Helotes, TX | 12 mi northwest | 85 | March to April | same station |
| Live Oak, TX | 13 mi northeast | 81 | March to April | Randolph Air Force Base Airport |
| Converse, TX | 14 mi east | 81 | March to April | Randolph Air Force Base Airport |
| Universal City, TX | 14 mi northeast | 81 | March to April | Randolph Air Force Base Airport |
| Selma, TX | 15 mi northeast | 81 | March to April | Randolph Air Force Base Airport |
How San Antonio ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, San Antonio (population 1,526,656, 2nd largest) ranks 146th for painting days, 4 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 203 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 58 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from San Antonio International Air (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+.