When to paint a house exterior in Agoura Hills, CA
When to paint in Agoura Hills, CA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to June, with 5 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 25 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to June, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past June 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, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 5Jan
- 5Feb
- 10Mar
- 19Apr
- 25May
- 18Jun
- 6Jul
- 6Aug
- 13Sep
- 17Oct
- 11Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 4 | 24 | 46° / 70°F |
| February | 5 | 5 | 22 | 46° / 72°F |
| March | 10 | 6 | 22 | 49° / 74°F |
| April | 19 | 17 | 23 | 53° / 80°F |
| May | 25 | 24 | 26 | 55° / 79°F |
| June | 18 | 18 | 18 | 61° / 89°F |
| July | 6 | 4 | 6 | 65° / 95°F |
| August | 6 | 5 | 6 | 66° / 96°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 13 | 64° / 93°F |
| October | 17 | 16 | 18 | 58° / 88°F |
| November | 11 | 10 | 25 | 50° / 79°F |
| December | 4 | 3 | 25 | 45° / 71°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 89 days a year here.
Towns near Agoura Hills compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Malibu (225 a year, 9 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. Calabasas, Simi Valley are read from the same station as Agoura Hills, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Agoura Hills | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calabasas, CA | 6 mi east | 137 | April to June | same station |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 7 mi northwest | 181 | May to October | Camarillo Airport |
| Simi Valley, CA | 8 mi north | 137 | April to June | same station |
| Malibu, CA | 9 mi south | 225 | March to November | Santa Monica Municipal Airport |
| Moorpark, CA | 11 mi northwest | 181 | May to October | Camarillo Airport |
| Camarillo, CA | 16 mi west | 181 | May to October | Camarillo Airport |
How Agoura Hills ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Agoura Hills (population 19,429, 303rd largest) ranks 185th for painting days, 9 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 24 miles northeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 89 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Van Nuys Airport (16.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.