When to paint a house exterior in Corpus Christi, TX
When to paint in Corpus Christi, TX
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is April to July, with 6 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 20 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to July, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past July is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 7Jan
- 6Feb
- 9Mar
- 13Apr
- 15May
- 18Jun
- 14Jul
- 10Aug
- 11Sep
- 20Oct
- 14Nov
- 9Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 6 | 15 | 52° / 65°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 11 | 55° / 68°F |
| March | 9 | 7 | 10 | 62° / 73°F |
| April | 13 | 9 | 13 | 68° / 79°F |
| May | 15 | 13 | 15 | 75° / 84°F |
| June | 18 | 14 | 18 | 79° / 88°F |
| July | 14 | 10 | 14 | 81° / 89°F |
| August | 10 | 4 | 10 | 81° / 90°F |
| September | 11 | 10 | 11 | 79° / 89°F |
| October | 20 | 17 | 20 | 72° / 83°F |
| November | 14 | 14 | 16 | 63° / 74°F |
| December | 9 | 8 | 15 | 57° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 21 days a year here.
Towns near Corpus Christi compared
5 get fewer, down to 87 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. Ingleside is read from the same station as Corpus Christi, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Corpus Christi | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingleside, TX | 8 mi north | 146 | April to July | same station |
| Portland, TX | 13 mi northwest | 90 | March to May | Corpus Christi International |
| Rockport, TX | 22 mi north | 131 | March to May | Aransas County Airport |
| Robstown, TX | 30 mi west | 109 | February to April | Nueces County Ariport |
| Kingsville, TX | 45 mi west | 87 | March to April | Kingsville Naval Air Station |
| Alice, TX | 55 mi west | 87 | March to April | Alice International Airport |
How Corpus Christi ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Corpus Christi (population 317,317, 8th largest) ranks 11th for painting days, 58 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 180 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Low-temperature paint only adds 21 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mustang Beach Airport (6.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.