When to paint a house exterior in Orange, TX
When to paint in Orange, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 3 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 18 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.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 10Mar
- 14Apr
- 15May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 8Sep
- 18Oct
- 9Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 11 | 44° / 65°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 12 | 49° / 69°F |
| March | 10 | 10 | 16 | 56° / 75°F |
| April | 14 | 12 | 17 | 61° / 79°F |
| May | 15 | 10 | 15 | 69° / 86°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 75° / 91°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 92°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 93°F |
| September | 8 | 6 | 8 | 72° / 90°F |
| October | 18 | 18 | 21 | 61° / 83°F |
| November | 9 | 9 | 16 | 54° / 74°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 13 | 49° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Orange compared
6 get fewer, down to 75 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 Orange | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groves, TX | 16 mi southwest | 75 | April to May | Southeast Texas Regional Airport |
| Port Neches, TX | 17 mi southwest | 75 | April to May | Southeast Texas Regional Airport |
| Port Arthur, TX | 18 mi southwest | 75 | April to May | Southeast Texas Regional Airport |
| Nederland, TX | 18 mi southwest | 75 | April to May | Southeast Texas Regional Airport |
| Beaumont, TX | 24 mi west | 75 | April to May | Southeast Texas Regional Airport |
| Sulphur, LA | 25 mi east | 86 | April to May | Southland Field Airport |
How Orange ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Orange (population 19,275, 161st largest) ranks 127th for painting days, right at the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 90 miles west. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Orange County Airport (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+.