When to paint a house exterior in Apple Valley, CA
When to paint in Apple Valley, CA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July, with 1 good month a year. The best month is July, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July, call for quotes in May or earlier; a job pushed past July is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jun, Jul, Aug.
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- 15Jul
- 11Aug
- 3Sep
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 48°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 22° / 48°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 25° / 50°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 30° / 59°F |
| May | under 1 | under 1 | 14 | 35° / 66°F |
| June | 5 | 4 | 25 | 42° / 74°F |
| July | 15 | 14 | 30 | 47° / 80°F |
| August | 11 | 10 | 31 | 47° / 78°F |
| September | 3 | 3 | 22 | 40° / 73°F |
| October | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 32° / 64°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 25° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 22° / 51°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 102 days a year here.
Towns near Apple Valley compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Victorville (124 a year, 8 miles west). 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 Apple Valley | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorville, CA | 8 mi west | 124 | April to June | Norton Army Airfield |
| Hesperia, CA | 11 mi southwest | 124 | April to June | Norton Army Airfield |
| Adelanto, CA | 13 mi west | 34 | May | Edwards Air Force Base |
| Barstow, CA | 25 mi north | 50 | April | Barstow-Daggett Airport |
| San Bernardino, CA | 28 mi south | 124 | April to June | Norton Army Airfield |
| Highland, CA | 29 mi south | 117 | April to June | San Bernardino International |
How Apple Valley ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Apple Valley (population 75,029, 119th largest) ranks 363rd for painting days, 94 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 74 miles west. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 102 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Big Bear City Airport (27.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.