When to paint a house exterior in Angleton, TX
When to paint in Angleton, 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
- 10Mar
- 14Apr
- 14May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 16Oct
- 11Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 12 | 46° / 66°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 13 | 50° / 70°F |
| March | 10 | 10 | 16 | 57° / 76°F |
| April | 14 | 12 | 16 | 62° / 80°F |
| May | 14 | 10 | 14 | 70° / 86°F |
| June | 4 | 3 | 4 | 74° / 91°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 75° / 93°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 75° / 94°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 6 | 72° / 90°F |
| October | 16 | 14 | 18 | 63° / 84°F |
| November | 11 | 10 | 17 | 55° / 75°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 12 | 51° / 71°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 39 days a year here.
Towns near Angleton compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Alvin (108 a year, 21 miles northeast); 2 get fewer, down to 67 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. Lake Jackson, Clute, Freeport are read from the same station as Angleton, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Angleton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Jackson, TX | 8 mi south | 91 | April to May | same station |
| Clute, TX | 10 mi south | 91 | April to May | same station |
| Freeport, TX | 16 mi south | 91 | April to May | same station |
| Iowa Colony, TX | 19 mi north | 67 | October | Houston Southwest Airport |
| Alvin, TX | 21 mi northeast | 108 | March to May | Clover Field Airport |
| Manvel, TX | 22 mi north | 67 | October | Houston Southwest Airport |
How Angleton ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Angleton (population 20,979, 148th largest) ranks 112th for painting days, 2 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 37 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 39 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Brazoria County Airport (4.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.