When to paint a house exterior in Brenham, TX
When to paint in Brenham, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to April, with 4 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 17 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 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 5Jan
- 7Feb
- 15Mar
- 17Apr
- 10May
- 2Jun
- under 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 16Oct
- 12Nov
- 8Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 4 | 16 | 45° / 65°F |
| February | 7 | 7 | 15 | 46° / 67°F |
| March | 15 | 13 | 23 | 55° / 76°F |
| April | 17 | 15 | 22 | 61° / 81°F |
| May | 10 | 7 | 10 | 70° / 88°F |
| June | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 94°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 96°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 77° / 97°F |
| September | 7 | 5 | 7 | 71° / 92°F |
| October | 16 | 15 | 20 | 61° / 84°F |
| November | 12 | 11 | 22 | 53° / 74°F |
| December | 8 | 7 | 18 | 48° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Brenham compared
3 get fewer, down to 94 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 Brenham | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Station, TX | 30 mi north | 97 | March to May | Easterwood Field Airport |
| Bryan, TX | 35 mi north | 97 | March to May | Easterwood Field Airport |
| Katy, TX | 42 mi southeast | 100 | March to May | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
| Fulshear, TX | 44 mi southeast | 100 | March to May | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
| Tomball, TX | 47 mi east | 94 | March to May | Hooks Memorial Airpt |
| Rosenberg, TX | 54 mi southeast | 100 | March to May | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
How Brenham ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Brenham (population 19,728, 156th largest) ranks 46th for painting days, 12 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 82 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Brenham Municipal Airport (4.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.