When to paint a house exterior in Brownwood, TX
When to paint in Brownwood, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 3 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 19 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 2Jan
- 3Feb
- 12Mar
- 15Apr
- 19May
- 12Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 11Sep
- 16Oct
- 7Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 11 | 33° / 61°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 14 | 37° / 65°F |
| March | 12 | 12 | 24 | 47° / 73°F |
| April | 15 | 15 | 25 | 52° / 79°F |
| May | 19 | 16 | 21 | 62° / 85°F |
| June | 12 | 7 | 12 | 69° / 93°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73° / 97°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73° / 98°F |
| September | 11 | 10 | 12 | 65° / 90°F |
| October | 16 | 15 | 23 | 54° / 80°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 19 | 43° / 70°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 14 | 37° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 75 days a year here.
Towns near Brownwood compared
6 get fewer, down to 63 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 Brownwood | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephenville, TX | 56 mi northeast | 88 | April to May | Clark Field Municipal Airport |
| Abilene, TX | 68 mi northwest | 63 | March to May | Abilene Regional Airport |
| Copperas Cove, TX | 75 mi southeast | 92 | April to May | Robert Gray Aff Airport |
| Gatesville, TX | 75 mi east | 95 | March to May | Gatesville Municipal Airport |
| Killeen, TX | 86 mi southeast | 88 | April to May | Killeen Municipal Airport |
| Granbury, TX | 86 mi northeast | 78 | April | Granbury Municipal Airport |
How Brownwood ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Brownwood (population 18,772, 163rd largest) ranks 44th for painting days, 16 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 268 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 Brownwood Regional Airport (6.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.