When to paint a house exterior in Rosenberg, TX
When to paint in Rosenberg, 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, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 5Jan
- 7Feb
- 15Mar
- 18Apr
- 13May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 15Oct
- 12Nov
- 7Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 5 | 15 | 46° / 66°F |
| February | 7 | 6 | 15 | 50° / 71°F |
| March | 15 | 12 | 20 | 57° / 77°F |
| April | 18 | 16 | 19 | 62° / 82°F |
| May | 13 | 10 | 13 | 70° / 88°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 75° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76° / 95°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 96°F |
| September | 5 | 4 | 5 | 72° / 92°F |
| October | 15 | 14 | 16 | 63° / 85°F |
| November | 12 | 11 | 18 | 55° / 75°F |
| December | 7 | 7 | 17 | 50° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 41 days a year here.
Towns near Rosenberg compared
1 gets 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. Richmond, Fulshear, Sugar Land, Stafford, Katy are read from the same station as Rosenberg, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Rosenberg | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond, TX | 4 mi northeast | 100 | March to May | same station |
| Fulshear, TX | 11 mi north | 100 | March to May | same station |
| Sugar Land, TX | 12 mi east | 100 | March to May | same station |
| Stafford, TX | 16 mi east | 100 | March to May | same station |
| Katy, TX | 17 mi north | 100 | March to May | same station |
| Missouri City, TX | 17 mi east | 67 | October | Houston Southwest Airport |
How Rosenberg ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Rosenberg (population 42,571, 88th largest) ranks 49th for painting days, 11 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 41 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 41 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Sugar Land Regional Airport (11.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.