When to paint a house exterior in Brownsville, TX
When to paint in Brownsville, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to April, with 3 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 16 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, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 10Jan
- 11Feb
- 16Mar
- 14Apr
- 7May
- 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 10Oct
- 16Nov
- 11Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 | 10 | 18 | 51° / 75°F |
| February | 11 | 11 | 17 | 54° / 77°F |
| March | 16 | 16 | 18 | 62° / 83°F |
| April | 14 | 12 | 14 | 67° / 88°F |
| May | 7 | 3 | 7 | 74° / 92°F |
| June | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 77° / 94°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 78° / 95°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 78° / 97°F |
| September | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 94°F |
| October | 10 | 9 | 10 | 68° / 89°F |
| November | 16 | 15 | 17 | 61° / 82°F |
| December | 11 | 11 | 18 | 56° / 79°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 23 days a year here.
Towns near Brownsville compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Mercedes (109 a year, 29 miles northwest). 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 Brownsville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito, TX | 14 mi northwest | 96 | February to April | Valley International Airport |
| Harlingen, TX | 19 mi northwest | 96 | February to April | Valley International Airport |
| Mercedes, TX | 29 mi northwest | 109 | February to April | Mid Valley Airport |
| Weslaco, TX | 34 mi west | 109 | February to April | Mid Valley Airport |
| Donna, TX | 37 mi west | 109 | February to April | Mid Valley Airport |
| Raymondville, TX | 38 mi northwest | 96 | February to April | Valley International Airport |
How Brownsville ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Brownsville (population 191,967, 18th largest) ranks 63rd for painting days, 9 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 291 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Low-temperature paint only adds 23 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Brownsville/S Padre Island In (6.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.