When to paint a house exterior in College Station, TX
When to paint in College Station, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 16 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, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 3Jan
- 6Feb
- 15Mar
- 16Apr
- 13May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 16Oct
- 12Nov
- 6Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 14 | 43° / 64°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 15 | 46° / 67°F |
| March | 15 | 15 | 21 | 55° / 76°F |
| April | 16 | 13 | 19 | 60° / 80°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 13 | 68° / 87°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 74° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76° / 97°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 98°F |
| September | 5 | 5 | 5 | 72° / 92°F |
| October | 16 | 15 | 17 | 62° / 85°F |
| November | 12 | 12 | 20 | 53° / 73°F |
| December | 6 | 6 | 17 | 47° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near College Station compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Brenham (100 a year, 30 miles south); 2 get fewer, down to 69 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. Bryan is read from the same station as College Station, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From College Station | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan, TX | 8 mi northwest | 97 | March to May | same station |
| Brenham, TX | 30 mi south | 100 | March to April | Brenham Municipal Airport |
| Huntsville, TX | 45 mi east | 94 | March to April | Huntsville Municipal Airport |
| Conroe, TX | 51 mi east | 69 | October | Montgomery County Airport |
| Tomball, TX | 53 mi southeast | 94 | March to May | Hooks Memorial Airpt |
| Katy, TX | 61 mi southeast | 100 | March to May | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
How College Station ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, College Station (population 128,023, 31st largest) ranks 67th for painting days, 8 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 94 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 48 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Easterwood Field Airport (4.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.