When to paint a house exterior in Waco, TX
When to paint in Waco, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is March to May, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January 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, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 4Feb
- 10Mar
- 10Apr
- 11May
- 2Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 9Oct
- 7Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 8 | 35° / 63°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 11 | 38° / 66°F |
| March | 10 | 8 | 18 | 48° / 74°F |
| April | 10 | 9 | 19 | 53° / 80°F |
| May | 11 | 9 | 12 | 63° / 87°F |
| June | 2 | 2 | 2 | 71° / 95°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 99°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 99°F |
| September | 3 | 3 | 4 | 68° / 94°F |
| October | 9 | 9 | 15 | 56° / 85°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 16 | 46° / 73°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 11 | 40° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Waco compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Bellmead (129 a year, 7 miles northeast). 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 Waco | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellmead, TX | 7 mi northeast | 129 | March to May | Tstc Waco |
| Hewitt, TX | 7 mi south | 77 | April | Mc Gregor Executive Airport |
| Robinson, TX | 8 mi southeast | 77 | April | Mc Gregor Executive Airport |
| Temple, TX | 33 mi south | 77 | April to May | Draughon-Miller Cntrl Tx Rgnl |
| Gatesville, TX | 34 mi west | 95 | March to May | Gatesville Municipal Airport |
| Belton, TX | 39 mi southwest | 77 | April to May | Draughon-Miller Cntrl Tx Rgnl |
How Waco ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Waco (population 146,608, 24th largest) ranks 239th for painting days, 27 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 179 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Waco Regional Airport (4.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.