When to paint a house exterior in Terrell, TX
When to paint in Terrell, 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 17 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 5Feb
- 11Mar
- 14Apr
- 17May
- 5Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 9Sep
- 15Oct
- 8Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 11 | 37° / 59°F |
| February | 5 | 5 | 13 | 41° / 62°F |
| March | 11 | 10 | 19 | 50° / 71°F |
| April | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55° / 77°F |
| May | 17 | 15 | 17 | 65° / 84°F |
| June | 5 | 3 | 5 | 72° / 92°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 96°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 96°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 9 | 68° / 91°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 20 | 57° / 81°F |
| November | 8 | 7 | 18 | 47° / 69°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 13 | 42° / 63°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Terrell compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Forney (106 a year, 9 miles west). 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 Terrell | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forney, TX | 9 mi west | 106 | April to May | Mesquite Metropolitan Airport |
| Heath, TX | 13 mi northwest | 90 | April to May | Ralph M Hall Rockwall Municip |
| Seagoville, TX | 15 mi west | 106 | April to May | Mesquite Metropolitan Airport |
| Rockwall, TX | 16 mi northwest | 90 | April to May | Ralph M Hall Rockwall Municip |
| Fate, TX | 16 mi north | 90 | April to May | Ralph M Hall Rockwall Municip |
| Mesquite, TX | 17 mi west | 106 | April to May | Mesquite Metropolitan Airport |
How Terrell ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Terrell (population 22,977, 140th largest) ranks 95th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 223 miles south. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Terrell Municipal Airport (2.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.