When to paint a house exterior in Victoria, TX
When to paint in Victoria, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April, with 1 good month a year. The best month is April, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past April is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov.
- 3Jan
- 6Feb
- 11Mar
- 14Apr
- 11May
- 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 9Oct
- 8Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 2 | 13 | 43° / 70°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 14 | 47° / 73°F |
| March | 11 | 10 | 19 | 54° / 79°F |
| April | 14 | 13 | 17 | 60° / 84°F |
| May | 11 | 6 | 11 | 68° / 90°F |
| June | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73° / 94°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 96°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 98°F |
| September | 3 | 2 | 3 | 71° / 94°F |
| October | 9 | 8 | 12 | 60° / 88°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 16 | 52° / 78°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 14 | 47° / 73°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Victoria compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Ingleside (146 a year, 68 miles south). 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 Victoria | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Lavaca, TX | 26 mi southeast | 100 | March to May | Calhoun County Airport |
| El Campo, TX | 50 mi northeast | 92 | April to May | Wharton Regional Airport |
| Rockport, TX | 54 mi south | 131 | March to May | Aransas County Airport |
| Beeville, TX | 55 mi southwest | 94 | March to April | Beeville Municipal Airport |
| Bay City, TX | 63 mi east | 88 | April to May | Bay City Municipal Airport |
| Ingleside, TX | 68 mi south | 146 | April to July | Mustang Beach Airport |
How Victoria ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Victoria (population 66,020, 61st largest) ranks 227th for painting days, 20 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 124 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Victoria Regional Airport (4.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.