When to paint a house exterior in Santa Fe, TX
When to paint in Santa Fe, 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 Santa Fe compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Webster (177 a year, 10 miles north). 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. Dickinson, League City, Alvin, Friendswood are read from the same station as Santa Fe, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Santa Fe | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson, TX | 5 mi northeast | 108 | March to May | same station |
| La Marque, TX | 7 mi east | 133 | April to June | Scholes International At Glston Airport |
| League City, TX | 7 mi north | 108 | March to May | same station |
| Alvin, TX | 8 mi west | 108 | March to May | same station |
| Webster, TX | 10 mi north | 177 | March to May | Ellington Field Airport |
| Friendswood, TX | 10 mi northwest | 108 | March to May | same station |
How Santa Fe ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Santa Fe (population 13,131, 211th largest) ranks 39th for painting days, 20 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 19 miles north. 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 (12.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.