When to paint a house exterior in Houston, TX
When to paint in Houston, TX
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is March to May, with 6 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 25 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 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 9Jan
- 10Feb
- 21Mar
- 25Apr
- 23May
- 8Jun
- 3Jul
- 2Aug
- 9Sep
- 24Oct
- 20Nov
- 12Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 | 9 | 23 | 48° / 64°F |
| February | 10 | 10 | 18 | 52° / 68°F |
| March | 21 | 19 | 25 | 59° / 75°F |
| April | 25 | 25 | 26 | 64° / 80°F |
| May | 23 | 23 | 23 | 72° / 87°F |
| June | 8 | 8 | 8 | 77° / 92°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 79° / 96°F |
| August | 2 | 2 | 2 | 79° / 96°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 9 | 75° / 90°F |
| October | 24 | 24 | 24 | 67° / 83°F |
| November | 20 | 20 | 25 | 58° / 73°F |
| December | 12 | 11 | 22 | 54° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Houston compared
4 get fewer, down to 79 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. West University Place, Bellaire are read from the same station as Houston, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Houston | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West University Place, TX | 5 mi southwest | 167 | March to May | same station |
| Bellaire, TX | 7 mi southwest | 167 | March to May | same station |
| Galena Park, TX | 10 mi east | 109 | March to May | William P. Hobby Airport |
| South Houston, TX | 13 mi southeast | 109 | March to May | William P. Hobby Airport |
| Stafford, TX | 15 mi southwest | 100 | March to May | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
| Humble, TX | 16 mi northeast | 79 | March to April | G Bush Intercontinental Airport/Ho |
How Houston ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Houston (population 2,390,125, 1st largest) ranks 8th for painting days, 78 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 17 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 42 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Houston Dunn Helistop (4.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.