When to paint a house exterior in Pearland, TX
When to paint in Pearland, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 5 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 18 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, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 5Jan
- 8Feb
- 16Mar
- 18Apr
- 16May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 17Oct
- 13Nov
- 7Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 5 | 16 | 47° / 66°F |
| February | 8 | 7 | 15 | 51° / 70°F |
| March | 16 | 15 | 20 | 58° / 76°F |
| April | 18 | 16 | 20 | 63° / 81°F |
| May | 16 | 12 | 16 | 71° / 87°F |
| June | 3 | 3 | 3 | 76° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78° / 95°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 78° / 95°F |
| September | 5 | 5 | 5 | 74° / 91°F |
| October | 17 | 17 | 19 | 65° / 84°F |
| November | 13 | 11 | 19 | 56° / 75°F |
| December | 7 | 6 | 16 | 51° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 40 days a year here.
Towns near Pearland compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Pasadena (177 a year, 12 miles northeast); 2 get fewer, down to 67 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. Friendswood, Alvin are read from the same station as Pearland, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Pearland | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manvel, TX | 5 mi southwest | 67 | October | Houston Southwest Airport |
| Friendswood, TX | 8 mi southeast | 108 | March to May | same station |
| South Houston, TX | 9 mi northeast | 109 | March to May | William P. Hobby Airport |
| Iowa Colony, TX | 10 mi southwest | 67 | October | Houston Southwest Airport |
| Alvin, TX | 11 mi southeast | 108 | March to May | same station |
| Pasadena, TX | 12 mi northeast | 177 | March to May | Ellington Field Airport |
How Pearland ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Pearland (population 129,620, 30th largest) ranks 34th for painting days, 20 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 12 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 40 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Clover Field Airport (5.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.