When to paint a house exterior in Bellaire, TX
When to paint in Bellaire, TX
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is March to May, with 6 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 25 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 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 9Jan
- 10Feb
- 21Mar
- 25Apr
- 23May
- 8Jun
- 3Jul
- 2Aug
- 9Sep
- 24Oct
- 20Nov
- 12Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 | 9 | 23 | 48° / 64°F |
| February | 10 | 10 | 18 | 52° / 68°F |
| March | 21 | 19 | 25 | 59° / 75°F |
| April | 25 | 25 | 26 | 64° / 80°F |
| May | 23 | 23 | 23 | 72° / 87°F |
| June | 8 | 8 | 8 | 77° / 92°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 79° / 96°F |
| August | 2 | 2 | 2 | 79° / 96°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 9 | 75° / 90°F |
| October | 24 | 24 | 24 | 67° / 83°F |
| November | 20 | 20 | 25 | 58° / 73°F |
| December | 12 | 11 | 22 | 54° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Bellaire compared
4 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. West University Place, Houston are read from the same station as Bellaire, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Bellaire | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West University Place, TX | 2 mi northeast | 167 | March to May | same station |
| Houston, TX | 7 mi northeast | 167 | March to May | same station |
| Stafford, TX | 8 mi southwest | 100 | March to May | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
| Missouri City, TX | 11 mi southwest | 67 | October | Houston Southwest Airport |
| Sugar Land, TX | 13 mi southwest | 100 | March to May | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
| Pearland, TX | 13 mi southeast | 108 | March to May | Clover Field Airport |
How Bellaire ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Bellaire (population 17,439, 172nd largest) ranks 9th for painting days, 78 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 19 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 42 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Houston Dunn Helistop (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+.