When to paint a house exterior in Portland, TX
When to paint in Portland, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 15 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, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 4Jan
- 7Feb
- 15Mar
- 14Apr
- 12May
- 2Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 11Oct
- 13Nov
- 8Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 4 | 17 | 46° / 71°F |
| February | 7 | 6 | 15 | 50° / 76°F |
| March | 15 | 13 | 18 | 58° / 80°F |
| April | 14 | 10 | 15 | 64° / 85°F |
| May | 12 | 7 | 12 | 71° / 89°F |
| June | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 93°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 95°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 97°F |
| September | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73° / 94°F |
| October | 11 | 10 | 13 | 64° / 88°F |
| November | 13 | 13 | 18 | 56° / 79°F |
| December | 8 | 7 | 17 | 51° / 74°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 39 days a year here.
Towns near Portland compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Ingleside (146 a year, 8 miles east). 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 Portland | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingleside, TX | 8 mi east | 146 | April to July | Mustang Beach Airport |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 13 mi southeast | 146 | April to July | Mustang Beach Airport |
| Rockport, TX | 20 mi northeast | 131 | March to May | Aransas County Airport |
| Robstown, TX | 22 mi west | 109 | February to April | Nueces County Ariport |
| Kingsville, TX | 42 mi southwest | 87 | March to April | Kingsville Naval Air Station |
| Beeville, TX | 44 mi northwest | 94 | March to April | Beeville Municipal Airport |
How Portland ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Portland (population 20,725, 149th largest) ranks 125th for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 180 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 39 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Corpus Christi International (13.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.