When to paint a house exterior in West University Place, TX
When to paint in West University Place, TX
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is March to May, with 6 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 25 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, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 9Jan
- 10Feb
- 21Mar
- 25Apr
- 23May
- 8Jun
- 3Jul
- 2Aug
- 9Sep
- 24Oct
- 20Nov
- 12Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 | 9 | 23 | 48° / 64°F |
| February | 10 | 10 | 18 | 52° / 68°F |
| March | 21 | 19 | 25 | 59° / 75°F |
| April | 25 | 25 | 26 | 64° / 80°F |
| May | 23 | 23 | 23 | 72° / 87°F |
| June | 8 | 8 | 8 | 77° / 92°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 79° / 96°F |
| August | 2 | 2 | 2 | 79° / 96°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 9 | 75° / 90°F |
| October | 24 | 24 | 24 | 67° / 83°F |
| November | 20 | 20 | 25 | 58° / 73°F |
| December | 12 | 11 | 22 | 54° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near West University Place compared
4 get 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. Bellaire, Houston are read from the same station as West University Place, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From West University Place | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellaire, TX | 2 mi southwest | 167 | March to May | same station |
| Houston, TX | 5 mi northeast | 167 | March to May | same station |
| Stafford, TX | 10 mi southwest | 100 | March to May | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
| Galena Park, TX | 12 mi east | 109 | March to May | William P. Hobby Airport |
| Missouri City, TX | 12 mi southwest | 67 | October | Houston Southwest Airport |
| South Houston, TX | 13 mi east | 109 | March to May | William P. Hobby Airport |
How West University Place ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, West University Place (population 15,149, 195th largest) ranks 10th for painting days, 78 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 17 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 42 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Houston Dunn Helistop (2.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.