When to paint a house exterior in Adelanto, CA
When to paint in Adelanto, CA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March 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 May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 5Apr
- 11May
- 5Jun
- under 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 6Oct
- 1Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 32° / 61°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 33° / 65°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 18 | 38° / 70°F |
| April | 5 | 4 | 25 | 45° / 79°F |
| May | 11 | 9 | 20 | 51° / 85°F |
| June | 5 | 5 | 5 | 62° / 98°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 68° / 103°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66° / 102°F |
| September | 5 | 5 | 8 | 58° / 95°F |
| October | 6 | 5 | 21 | 46° / 84°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 12 | 34° / 70°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 30° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 92 days a year here.
Towns near Adelanto compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Victorville (124 a year, 6 miles southeast). 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 Adelanto | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorville, CA | 6 mi southeast | 124 | April to June | Norton Army Airfield |
| Apple Valley, CA | 13 mi east | 34 | July | Big Bear City Airport |
| Hesperia, CA | 15 mi southeast | 124 | April to June | Norton Army Airfield |
| Barstow, CA | 30 mi northeast | 50 | April | Barstow-Daggett Airport |
| San Bernardino, CA | 31 mi south | 124 | April to June | Norton Army Airfield |
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 32 mi south | 114 | April to June | Ontario International Airport |
How Adelanto ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Adelanto (population 37,941, 209th largest) ranks 362nd for painting days, 94 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 61 miles west. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 92 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Edwards Air Force Base (32.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.