When to paint a house exterior in Town of Pecos, TX
When to paint in Town of Pecos, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 10 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April, call for quotes in February 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 Mar, Apr, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 4Mar
- 7Apr
- 5May
- 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 9 | 31° / 62°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 12 | 34° / 69°F |
| March | 4 | 4 | 21 | 43° / 78°F |
| April | 7 | 7 | 17 | 50° / 86°F |
| May | 5 | 3 | 6 | 59° / 94°F |
| June | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 69° / 100°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 72° / 101°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 71° / 99°F |
| September | 5 | 5 | 5 | 65° / 92°F |
| October | 10 | 10 | 17 | 52° / 84°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 17 | 40° / 72°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 12 | 34° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 79 days a year here.
Towns near Town of Pecos compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Hobbs (81 a year, 95 miles north). 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 Town of Pecos | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa, TX | 77 mi northeast | 80 | April | Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airport |
| Carlsbad, NM | 82 mi northwest | 43 | April to May | Cavern City Air Trml Airport |
| Andrews, TX | 86 mi northeast | 59 | April to May | Gaines County Airport |
| Midland, TX | 94 mi northeast | 70 | April | Midland Airpark |
| Hobbs, NM | 95 mi north | 81 | September to October | Lea County Regional Airport |
| Lovington, NM | 108 mi north | 81 | September to October | Lea County Regional Airport |
How Town of Pecos ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Town of Pecos (population 10,224, 244th largest) ranks 252nd for painting days, 51 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 512 miles east. No place in TX has a shorter one. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 79 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Pecos Municipal Airport (0.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.