When to paint a house exterior in Rockport, TX
When to paint in Rockport, 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 May, at about 19 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.
- 8Jan
- 8Feb
- 17Mar
- 17Apr
- 19May
- 8Jun
- 5Jul
- 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 18Oct
- 15Nov
- 8Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 7 | 18 | 49° / 67°F |
| February | 8 | 6 | 15 | 53° / 70°F |
| March | 17 | 16 | 19 | 62° / 76°F |
| April | 17 | 14 | 18 | 67° / 81°F |
| May | 19 | 13 | 19 | 74° / 86°F |
| June | 8 | 6 | 8 | 78° / 91°F |
| July | 5 | 2 | 5 | 80° / 92°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 80° / 93°F |
| September | 7 | 4 | 7 | 77° / 91°F |
| October | 18 | 17 | 19 | 68° / 85°F |
| November | 15 | 15 | 19 | 59° / 75°F |
| December | 8 | 6 | 16 | 54° / 71°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 31 days a year here.
Towns near Rockport compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Ingleside (146 a year, 16 miles southwest); 4 get fewer, down to 90 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 Rockport | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingleside, TX | 16 mi southwest | 146 | April to July | Mustang Beach Airport |
| Portland, TX | 20 mi southwest | 90 | March to May | Corpus Christi International |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 22 mi south | 146 | April to July | Mustang Beach Airport |
| Robstown, TX | 42 mi southwest | 109 | February to April | Nueces County Ariport |
| Port Lavaca, TX | 47 mi northeast | 100 | March to May | Calhoun County Airport |
| Beeville, TX | 49 mi northwest | 94 | March to April | Beeville Municipal Airport |
How Rockport ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Rockport (population 11,069, 232nd largest) ranks 26th for painting days, 42 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 160 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 31 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Aransas County Airport (2.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.