When to paint a house exterior in Auburn, CA
When to paint in Auburn, CA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to June, with 4 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 20 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to June, call for quotes in March 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 5Mar
- 11Apr
- 20May
- 16Jun
- 8Jul
- 11Aug
- 20Sep
- 20Oct
- 6Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 15 | 40° / 56°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 17 | 40° / 60°F |
| March | 5 | 3 | 23 | 44° / 62°F |
| April | 11 | 10 | 27 | 48° / 69°F |
| May | 20 | 20 | 29 | 53° / 76°F |
| June | 16 | 16 | 18 | 61° / 88°F |
| July | 8 | 6 | 8 | 68° / 94°F |
| August | 11 | 10 | 11 | 66° / 92°F |
| September | 20 | 20 | 20 | 62° / 87°F |
| October | 20 | 20 | 28 | 54° / 77°F |
| November | 6 | 4 | 22 | 44° / 63°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 13 | 39° / 55°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 114 days a year here.
Towns near Auburn compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Placerville (156 a year, 19 miles southeast); 5 get fewer, down to 71 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.
| Place | From Auburn | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocklin, CA | 11 mi southwest | 71 | May | Lincoln Regional Airport Karl |
| Lincoln, CA | 12 mi west | 71 | May | Lincoln Regional Airport Karl |
| Roseville, CA | 16 mi southwest | 71 | May | Lincoln Regional Airport Karl |
| Folsom, CA | 16 mi south | 82 | September to October | Sacramento Mather Airport |
| Citrus Heights, CA | 18 mi southwest | 82 | September to October | Sacramento Mather Airport |
| Placerville, CA | 19 mi southeast | 156 | May to October | Placerville Airport |
How Auburn ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Auburn (population 13,780, 336th largest) ranks 203rd for painting days, 10 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 341 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 114 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Auburn Municipal Airport (4.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.