When to paint a house exterior in Tomball, TX
When to paint in Tomball, 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 April, 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 3Jan
- 7Feb
- 14Mar
- 15Apr
- 13May
- 3Jun
- 2Jul
- 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 15Oct
- 11Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 13 | 44° / 65°F |
| February | 7 | 6 | 15 | 48° / 70°F |
| March | 14 | 11 | 20 | 56° / 77°F |
| April | 15 | 12 | 18 | 60° / 81°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 13 | 68° / 87°F |
| June | 3 | 2 | 3 | 74° / 93°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 76° / 95°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 96°F |
| September | 5 | 4 | 5 | 71° / 92°F |
| October | 15 | 14 | 17 | 61° / 85°F |
| November | 11 | 10 | 19 | 53° / 74°F |
| December | 5 | 5 | 15 | 48° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Tomball compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Houston (167 a year, 25 miles southeast); 2 get fewer, down to 69 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 Tomball | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conroe, TX | 18 mi northeast | 69 | October | Montgomery County Airport |
| Humble, TX | 22 mi east | 79 | March to April | G Bush Intercontinental Airport/Ho |
| Katy, TX | 25 mi southwest | 100 | March to May | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
| Houston, TX | 25 mi southeast | 167 | March to May | Houston Dunn Helistop |
| West University Place, TX | 29 mi southeast | 167 | March to May | Houston Dunn Helistop |
| Bellaire, TX | 29 mi south | 167 | March to May | Houston Dunn Helistop |
How Tomball ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Tomball (population 15,152, 194th largest) ranks 92nd for painting days, 5 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 41 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Hooks Memorial Airpt (4.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.