When to paint a house exterior in Uvalde, TX
When to paint in Uvalde, 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 October, 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.
- 3Jan
- 6Feb
- 13Mar
- 14Apr
- 10May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 15Oct
- 10Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 15 | 41° / 67°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 17 | 45° / 71°F |
| March | 13 | 13 | 22 | 53° / 78°F |
| April | 14 | 11 | 18 | 59° / 84°F |
| May | 10 | 7 | 10 | 67° / 89°F |
| June | 4 | 2 | 4 | 72° / 94°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 98°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 73° / 98°F |
| September | 5 | 4 | 5 | 69° / 92°F |
| October | 15 | 14 | 18 | 61° / 85°F |
| November | 10 | 10 | 19 | 51° / 73°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 14 | 45° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 58 days a year here.
Towns near Uvalde compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Eagle Pass (94 a year, 55 miles southwest); 2 get fewer, down to 69 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 Uvalde | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Pass, TX | 55 mi southwest | 94 | October to November | Faith Ranch Airport |
| Del Rio, TX | 67 mi west | 69 | March | Del Rio International Airport |
| Kerrville, TX | 69 mi northeast | 70 | October | Krvl Municipal/Luis Shrer Fd Airport |
| Helotes, TX | 71 mi east | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
| Leon Valley, TX | 73 mi east | 89 | March to April | Lackland Air Force Base (Kell |
| Boerne, TX | 74 mi northeast | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
How Uvalde ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Uvalde (population 15,589, 191st largest) ranks 154th for painting days, 4 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 280 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 58 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Garner Field Airport (2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.