When to paint a house exterior in Humble, TX
When to paint in Humble, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to April, with 3 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to April, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past April is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 2Jan
- 6Feb
- 13Mar
- 15Apr
- 12May
- 2Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 13Oct
- 8Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 12 | 42° / 67°F |
| February | 6 | 4 | 15 | 47° / 71°F |
| March | 13 | 11 | 20 | 54° / 78°F |
| April | 15 | 13 | 19 | 59° / 82°F |
| May | 12 | 8 | 12 | 67° / 88°F |
| June | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 74° / 94°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 96°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 97°F |
| September | 3 | 2 | 3 | 71° / 93°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 15 | 61° / 86°F |
| November | 8 | 7 | 18 | 52° / 76°F |
| December | 5 | 5 | 16 | 48° / 71°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Humble compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Deer Park (177 a year, 22 miles southeast). 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 Humble | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | 16 mi southwest | 167 | March to May | Houston Dunn Helistop |
| Galena Park, TX | 17 mi south | 109 | March to May | William P. Hobby Airport |
| West University Place, TX | 21 mi southwest | 167 | March to May | Houston Dunn Helistop |
| Deer Park, TX | 22 mi southeast | 177 | March to May | Ellington Field Airport |
| Tomball, TX | 22 mi west | 94 | March to May | Hooks Memorial Airpt |
| South Houston, TX | 23 mi south | 109 | March to May | William P. Hobby Airport |
How Humble ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Humble (population 16,561, 180th largest) ranks 184th for painting days, 10 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 24 miles south. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from G Bush Intercontinental Airport/Ho (5.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.