When to paint a house exterior in Bastrop, TX
When to paint in Bastrop, 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 April, at about 16 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, Dec.
- 3Jan
- 6Feb
- 12Mar
- 16Apr
- 12May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 14Oct
- 10Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 14 | 42° / 63°F |
| February | 6 | 5 | 14 | 45° / 66°F |
| March | 12 | 12 | 20 | 53° / 75°F |
| April | 16 | 15 | 20 | 59° / 80°F |
| May | 12 | 8 | 12 | 67° / 86°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 73° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 96°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 97°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 6 | 69° / 92°F |
| October | 14 | 11 | 17 | 60° / 84°F |
| November | 10 | 9 | 19 | 51° / 72°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 14 | 46° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Bastrop compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Austin (92 a year, 29 miles northwest); 1 gets fewer, down to 55 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 Bastrop | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin, TX | 17 mi north | 91 | March to May | Austin Executive Airport |
| Manor, TX | 22 mi northwest | 91 | March to May | Austin Executive Airport |
| Lockhart, TX | 27 mi southwest | 86 | March to April | San Marcos Municipal Airport |
| Pflugerville, TX | 29 mi northwest | 91 | March to May | Austin Executive Airport |
| Austin, TX | 29 mi northwest | 92 | March to April | Austin-Camp Mabry |
| Buda, TX | 32 mi west | 55 | March to May | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport |
How Bastrop ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Bastrop (population 12,720, 214th largest) ranks 134th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 134 miles east. 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 Giddings-Lee County Airport (20.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.