When to paint a house exterior in Tyler, TX
When to paint in Tyler, 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 3Jan
- 6Feb
- 11Mar
- 14Apr
- 16May
- 6Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 8Sep
- 16Oct
- 9Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 2 | 12 | 39° / 60°F |
| February | 6 | 5 | 13 | 43° / 64°F |
| March | 11 | 10 | 19 | 51° / 73°F |
| April | 14 | 10 | 19 | 56° / 78°F |
| May | 16 | 11 | 16 | 65° / 85°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 73° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76° / 96°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 96°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 8 | 70° / 91°F |
| October | 16 | 15 | 20 | 59° / 82°F |
| November | 9 | 8 | 18 | 49° / 70°F |
| December | 5 | 5 | 14 | 44° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Tyler compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Jacksonville (132 a year, 25 miles south); 3 get fewer, down to 77 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. Athens is read from the same station as Tyler, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Tyler | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville, TX | 25 mi south | 132 | March to May | Cherokee County Airport |
| Kilgore, TX | 27 mi east | 83 | April to May | East Texas Regional Airport |
| Athens, TX | 32 mi west | 95 | April to May | same station |
| Henderson, TX | 32 mi east | 77 | May | Rusk County Airport |
| Longview, TX | 35 mi northeast | 83 | April to May | East Texas Regional Airport |
| Palestine, TX | 44 mi southwest | 95 | April to May | Palestine Municipal Airport |
How Tyler ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Tyler (population 112,219, 39th largest) ranks 81st for painting days, 6 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 184 miles south. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (6.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.