When to paint a house exterior in Bay City, TX
When to paint in Bay City, 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 17 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 Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 3Jan
- 4Feb
- 9Mar
- 14Apr
- 16May
- 5Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 17Oct
- 9Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 12 | 46° / 66°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 11 | 50° / 69°F |
| March | 9 | 8 | 14 | 58° / 75°F |
| April | 14 | 12 | 16 | 63° / 80°F |
| May | 16 | 14 | 16 | 70° / 86°F |
| June | 5 | 3 | 5 | 75° / 90°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 92°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76° / 93°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 7 | 72° / 89°F |
| October | 17 | 16 | 19 | 63° / 84°F |
| November | 9 | 8 | 15 | 56° / 75°F |
| December | 4 | 3 | 12 | 51° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 40 days a year here.
Towns near Bay City compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Rosenberg (100 a year, 40 miles north). 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 Bay City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Campo, TX | 24 mi northwest | 92 | April to May | Wharton Regional Airport |
| Lake Jackson, TX | 31 mi east | 91 | April to May | Brazoria County Airport |
| Clute, TX | 34 mi east | 91 | April to May | Brazoria County Airport |
| Angleton, TX | 35 mi east | 91 | April to May | Brazoria County Airport |
| Freeport, TX | 37 mi east | 91 | April to May | Brazoria County Airport |
| Rosenberg, TX | 40 mi north | 100 | March to May | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
How Bay City ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Bay City (population 17,471, 171st largest) ranks 133rd for painting days, right at the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 67 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 40 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Bay City Municipal Airport (5.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.