When to paint a house exterior in San Marcos, TX
When to paint in San Marcos, 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 April, 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, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 4Jan
- 6Feb
- 12Mar
- 15Apr
- 12May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 4Sep
- 14Oct
- 10Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 4 | 14 | 40° / 65°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 15 | 45° / 68°F |
| March | 12 | 9 | 21 | 53° / 76°F |
| April | 15 | 11 | 19 | 58° / 82°F |
| May | 12 | 8 | 12 | 66° / 88°F |
| June | 4 | 2 | 4 | 72° / 94°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 97°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 98°F |
| September | 4 | 4 | 5 | 70° / 93°F |
| October | 14 | 12 | 17 | 60° / 85°F |
| November | 10 | 9 | 19 | 51° / 73°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 15 | 45° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near San Marcos compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Dripping Springs (92 a year, 24 miles northwest); 3 get fewer, down to 55 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. Kyle, Lockhart are read from the same station as San Marcos, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From San Marcos | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle, TX | 9 mi north | 86 | March to April | same station |
| Buda, TX | 15 mi north | 55 | March to May | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport |
| Lockhart, TX | 15 mi east | 86 | March to April | same station |
| New Braunfels, TX | 16 mi southwest | 79 | March to April | New Braunfels Municipal Airport |
| Seguin, TX | 20 mi south | 79 | March to April | New Braunfels Municipal Airport |
| Dripping Springs, TX | 24 mi northwest | 92 | March to April | Austin-Camp Mabry |
How San Marcos ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, San Marcos (population 74,316, 56th largest) ranks 143rd for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 168 miles east. 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 San Marcos Municipal Airport (4.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.