When to paint a house exterior in Bellmead, TX
When to paint in Bellmead, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 5 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 24 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 3Jan
- 7Feb
- 17Mar
- 22Apr
- 24May
- 6Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 9Sep
- 18Oct
- 14Nov
- 7Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 16 | 37° / 61°F |
| February | 7 | 6 | 20 | 43° / 66°F |
| March | 17 | 17 | 28 | 51° / 73°F |
| April | 22 | 21 | 29 | 57° / 78°F |
| May | 24 | 20 | 24 | 66° / 86°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 73° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 97°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 98°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 9 | 69° / 92°F |
| October | 18 | 18 | 24 | 59° / 84°F |
| November | 14 | 14 | 26 | 49° / 72°F |
| December | 7 | 7 | 20 | 42° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 75 days a year here.
Towns near Bellmead compared
6 get fewer, down to 61 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 Bellmead | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waco, TX | 7 mi southwest | 61 | March to May | Waco Regional Airport |
| Robinson, TX | 11 mi south | 77 | April | Mc Gregor Executive Airport |
| Hewitt, TX | 12 mi southwest | 77 | April | Mc Gregor Executive Airport |
| Temple, TX | 39 mi southwest | 77 | April to May | Draughon-Miller Cntrl Tx Rgnl |
| Gatesville, TX | 40 mi west | 95 | March to May | Gatesville Municipal Airport |
| Belton, TX | 44 mi southwest | 77 | April to May | Draughon-Miller Cntrl Tx Rgnl |
How Bellmead ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Bellmead (population 10,607, 239th largest) ranks 27th for painting days, 40 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 177 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 75 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Tstc Waco (2.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.