When to paint a house exterior in Manvel, TX
When to paint in Manvel, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is October, with 1 good month a year. The best month is October, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by August.
If you want the house done in October, call for quotes in August or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 3Feb
- 10Mar
- 11Apr
- 11May
- 3Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 12Oct
- 8Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 11 | 44° / 65°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 12 | 48° / 68°F |
| March | 10 | 8 | 17 | 55° / 76°F |
| April | 11 | 6 | 15 | 59° / 80°F |
| May | 11 | 6 | 12 | 68° / 87°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 73° / 92°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 94°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 95°F |
| September | 3 | 3 | 4 | 71° / 91°F |
| October | 12 | 10 | 14 | 62° / 83°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 16 | 52° / 73°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 12 | 49° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Manvel compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in South Houston (109 a year, 14 miles northeast). 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. Iowa Colony, Missouri City are read from the same station as Manvel, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Manvel | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Colony, TX | 5 mi southwest | 67 | October | same station |
| Pearland, TX | 5 mi northeast | 108 | March to May | Clover Field Airport |
| Alvin, TX | 10 mi southeast | 108 | March to May | Clover Field Airport |
| Friendswood, TX | 10 mi east | 108 | March to May | Clover Field Airport |
| Missouri City, TX | 12 mi northwest | 67 | October | same station |
| South Houston, TX | 14 mi northeast | 109 | March to May | William P. Hobby Airport |
How Manvel ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Manvel (population 19,309, 160th largest) ranks 232nd for painting days, 22 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 17 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Houston Southwest Airport (6.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.