When to paint a house exterior in Stephenville, TX
When to paint in Stephenville, 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 October, 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, Dec.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 9Mar
- 14Apr
- 14May
- 5Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 8Sep
- 16Oct
- 8Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 12 | 36° / 60°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 13 | 39° / 64°F |
| March | 9 | 8 | 19 | 48° / 73°F |
| April | 14 | 13 | 21 | 54° / 78°F |
| May | 14 | 9 | 15 | 63° / 85°F |
| June | 5 | 2 | 5 | 70° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73° / 97°F |
| August | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 73° / 97°F |
| September | 8 | 6 | 8 | 67° / 90°F |
| October | 16 | 15 | 21 | 56° / 81°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 19 | 46° / 69°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 15 | 40° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 65 days a year here.
Towns near Stephenville compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Crowley (97 a year, 56 miles northeast); 3 get fewer, down to 72 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.
| Place | From Stephenville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granbury, TX | 30 mi northeast | 78 | April | Granbury Municipal Airport |
| Mineral Wells, TX | 43 mi north | 72 | April to May | Mineral Wells Airport |
| Weatherford, TX | 46 mi northeast | 72 | April to May | Mineral Wells Airport |
| Cleburne, TX | 48 mi east | 90 | April to May | Cleburne Municipal Airport |
| Benbrook, TX | 55 mi northeast | 94 | April to May | Fort Worth Naval Air Station |
| Crowley, TX | 56 mi northeast | 97 | April to May | Fort Worth Spinks Airport |
How Stephenville ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Stephenville (population 22,147, 144th largest) ranks 138th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 254 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 65 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Clark Field Municipal Airport (2.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.