When to paint a house exterior in Big Spring, TX
When to paint in Big Spring, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is October, with 1 good month a year. The best month is October, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by August.
If you want the house done in October, call for quotes in August or earlier; a job pushed past October 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.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 8Mar
- 12Apr
- 10May
- 3Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 10Sep
- 13Oct
- 6Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 8 | 32° / 59°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 14 | 36° / 67°F |
| March | 8 | 7 | 22 | 45° / 74°F |
| April | 12 | 8 | 20 | 52° / 81°F |
| May | 10 | 7 | 11 | 61° / 89°F |
| June | 3 | under 1 | 3 | 70° / 95°F |
| July | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73° / 97°F |
| August | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 72° / 96°F |
| September | 10 | 8 | 10 | 65° / 89°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 19 | 54° / 81°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 18 | 43° / 68°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 12 | 35° / 62°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 71 days a year here.
Towns near Big Spring compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Sweetwater (81 a year, 65 miles east); 2 get fewer, down to 53 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 Big Spring | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland, TX | 40 mi west | 70 | April | Midland Airpark |
| Snyder, TX | 47 mi northeast | 79 | October | Winston Field Airport |
| Odessa, TX | 56 mi southwest | 80 | April | Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airport |
| Andrews, TX | 63 mi west | 59 | April to May | Gaines County Airport |
| Sweetwater, TX | 65 mi east | 81 | October | Avenger Field Airport |
| San Angelo, TX | 82 mi southeast | 53 | March to May | San Angelo Regional/Maths Fie |
How Big Spring ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Big Spring (population 22,541, 143rd largest) ranks 229th for painting days, 20 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 416 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 71 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Big Srng Mcmhn-Wrkle Airport (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+.