When to paint a house exterior in El Campo, TX
When to paint in El Campo, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 15 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, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 3Jan
- 5Feb
- 12Mar
- 15Apr
- 15May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 15Oct
- 12Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 14 | 44° / 65°F |
| February | 5 | 4 | 12 | 48° / 69°F |
| March | 12 | 10 | 18 | 55° / 76°F |
| April | 15 | 13 | 18 | 60° / 80°F |
| May | 15 | 10 | 15 | 68° / 86°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 73° / 91°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 94°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 95°F |
| September | 5 | 5 | 5 | 70° / 90°F |
| October | 15 | 14 | 16 | 62° / 85°F |
| November | 12 | 11 | 18 | 54° / 74°F |
| December | 5 | 5 | 14 | 49° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near El Campo compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Rosenberg (100 a year, 36 miles northeast); 1 gets fewer, down to 88 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 El Campo | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay City, TX | 24 mi southeast | 88 | April to May | Bay City Municipal Airport |
| Rosenberg, TX | 36 mi northeast | 100 | March to May | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
| Richmond, TX | 41 mi northeast | 100 | March to May | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
| Fulshear, TX | 41 mi northeast | 100 | March to May | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
| Port Lavaca, TX | 46 mi southwest | 100 | March to May | Calhoun County Airport |
| Sugar Land, TX | 47 mi northeast | 100 | March to May | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
How El Campo ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, El Campo (population 12,176, 218th largest) ranks 99th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 74 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 45 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Wharton Regional Airport (16.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.