When to paint a house exterior in Pasadena, TX
When to paint in Pasadena, 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 Pasadena compared
2 get 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, La Porte, Webster, Seabrook are read from the same station as Pasadena, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Pasadena | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park, TX | 3 mi northeast | 177 | March to May | same station |
| South Houston, TX | 5 mi west | 109 | March to May | William P. Hobby Airport |
| La Porte, TX | 6 mi east | 177 | March to May | same station |
| Galena Park, TX | 8 mi northwest | 109 | March to May | William P. Hobby Airport |
| Webster, TX | 9 mi south | 177 | March to May | same station |
| Seabrook, TX | 10 mi southeast | 177 | March to May | same station |
How Pasadena ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Pasadena (population 149,617, 22nd largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 88 days above the state median of 89. No place in TX has a longer season. 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 (2.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.