When to paint a house exterior in La Porte, TX
When to paint in La Porte, 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 May, at about 28 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.
- 7Jan
- 10Feb
- 22Mar
- 26Apr
- 28May
- 11Jun
- 2Jul
- 3Aug
- 14Sep
- 26Oct
- 19Nov
- 9Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 7 | 24 | 46° / 64°F |
| February | 10 | 7 | 21 | 52° / 69°F |
| March | 22 | 19 | 26 | 59° / 75°F |
| April | 26 | 26 | 27 | 63° / 79°F |
| May | 28 | 28 | 28 | 71° / 86°F |
| June | 11 | 10 | 11 | 77° / 92°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 79° / 94°F |
| August | 3 | 2 | 3 | 79° / 95°F |
| September | 14 | 11 | 14 | 74° / 90°F |
| October | 26 | 25 | 27 | 66° / 83°F |
| November | 19 | 19 | 26 | 57° / 74°F |
| December | 9 | 9 | 22 | 51° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near La Porte compared
1 gets fewer, down to 109 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. Deer Park, Seabrook, Pasadena, Baytown, Webster are read from the same station as La Porte, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From La Porte | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park, TX | 4 mi northwest | 177 | March to May | same station |
| Seabrook, TX | 6 mi southeast | 177 | March to May | same station |
| Pasadena, TX | 6 mi west | 177 | March to May | same station |
| Baytown, TX | 8 mi northeast | 177 | March to May | same station |
| Webster, TX | 10 mi southwest | 177 | March to May | same station |
| South Houston, TX | 11 mi west | 109 | March to May | William P. Hobby Airport |
How La Porte ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, La Porte (population 38,046, 100th largest) ranks 3rd for painting days, 88 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 6 miles west. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 53 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Ellington Field Airport (7.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.