When to paint a house exterior in San Angelo, TX
When to paint in San Angelo, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is March to May, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 10 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 Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 8Mar
- 8Apr
- 7May
- 2Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 10Oct
- 6Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 10 | 33° / 65°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 12 | 36° / 69°F |
| March | 8 | 8 | 20 | 45° / 78°F |
| April | 8 | 4 | 15 | 52° / 85°F |
| May | 7 | 5 | 9 | 62° / 91°F |
| June | 2 | 1 | 2 | 69° / 98°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 72° / 100°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 72° / 100°F |
| September | 5 | 4 | 6 | 65° / 93°F |
| October | 10 | 8 | 17 | 53° / 85°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 16 | 43° / 73°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 12 | 36° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 65 days a year here.
Towns near San Angelo compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Brownwood (105 a year, 89 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 San Angelo | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater, TX | 71 mi north | 81 | October | Avenger Field Airport |
| Abilene, TX | 82 mi northeast | 63 | March to May | Abilene Regional Airport |
| Big Spring, TX | 82 mi northwest | 69 | October | Big Srng Mcmhn-Wrkle Airport |
| Brownwood, TX | 89 mi east | 105 | April to May | Brownwood Regional Airport |
| Snyder, TX | 92 mi north | 79 | October | Winston Field Airport |
| Midland, TX | 106 mi northwest | 70 | April | Midland Airpark |
How San Angelo ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, San Angelo (population 100,159, 44th largest) ranks 244th for painting days, 36 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 339 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 65 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from San Angelo Regional/Maths Fie (6.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.