When to paint a house exterior in Conroe, TX
When to paint in Conroe, 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.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 10Mar
- 11Apr
- 11May
- 2Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 13Oct
- 6Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 8 | 40° / 64°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 10 | 45° / 69°F |
| March | 10 | 10 | 18 | 53° / 75°F |
| April | 11 | 9 | 17 | 57° / 80°F |
| May | 11 | 9 | 12 | 66° / 87°F |
| June | 2 | 1 | 2 | 72° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 95°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 96°F |
| September | 5 | 4 | 5 | 68° / 91°F |
| October | 13 | 12 | 17 | 58° / 83°F |
| November | 6 | 5 | 14 | 50° / 73°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 10 | 46° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Conroe compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Houston (167 a year, 38 miles south). 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 Conroe | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomball, TX | 18 mi southwest | 94 | March to May | Hooks Memorial Airpt |
| Huntsville, TX | 26 mi north | 94 | March to April | Huntsville Municipal Airport |
| Humble, TX | 27 mi southeast | 79 | March to April | G Bush Intercontinental Airport/Ho |
| Houston, TX | 38 mi south | 167 | March to May | Houston Dunn Helistop |
| West University Place, TX | 42 mi south | 167 | March to May | Houston Dunn Helistop |
| Katy, TX | 43 mi southwest | 100 | March to May | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
How Conroe ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Conroe (population 114,581, 36th largest) ranks 225th for painting days, 19 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 51 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Montgomery County Airport (4.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.