When to paint a house exterior in Wichita Falls, TX
When to paint in Wichita Falls, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March 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, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 8Mar
- 12Apr
- 13May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 7Sep
- 14Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 10 | 33° / 57°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 13 | 36° / 62°F |
| March | 8 | 8 | 20 | 46° / 72°F |
| April | 12 | 10 | 21 | 52° / 78°F |
| May | 13 | 7 | 13 | 62° / 85°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 71° / 94°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 98°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 99°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 7 | 68° / 91°F |
| October | 14 | 12 | 20 | 56° / 81°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 19 | 44° / 68°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 13 | 37° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 72 days a year here.
Towns near Wichita Falls compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Gainesville (81 a year, 81 miles east); 3 get fewer, down to 47 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 Wichita Falls | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkburnett, TX | 12 mi north | 47 | April to May | Sheppard Air Force Base/Wichita Falls Mu |
| Lawton, OK | 49 mi north | 57 | April to May | Henry Post Army Airfield Airport |
| Duncan, OK | 51 mi northeast | 79 | May | Halliburton Field Airport |
| Altus, OK | 68 mi northwest | 48 | April to May | Altus Air Force Base Airport |
| Mineral Wells, TX | 79 mi south | 72 | April to May | Mineral Wells Airport |
| Gainesville, TX | 81 mi east | 81 | May | Gainesville Municipal Airport |
How Wichita Falls ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Wichita Falls (population 102,372, 42nd largest) ranks 226th for painting days, 20 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 354 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 72 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Kickapoo Downtown Airport (4.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.