When to paint a house exterior in Barstow, CA
When to paint in Barstow, CA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April, with 2 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past April is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Oct, Nov.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 5Mar
- 13Apr
- 10May
- 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 12Oct
- 5Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 14 | 36° / 63°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 18 | 38° / 69°F |
| March | 5 | 3 | 25 | 44° / 74°F |
| April | 13 | 12 | 22 | 51° / 84°F |
| May | 10 | 8 | 13 | 58° / 91°F |
| June | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69° / 103°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 108°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 106°F |
| September | 3 | 2 | 3 | 66° / 99°F |
| October | 12 | 9 | 19 | 55° / 87°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 22 | 41° / 73°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 14 | 35° / 63°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 101 days a year here.
Towns near Barstow compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Victorville (124 a year, 29 miles southwest); 3 get fewer, down to 26 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 Barstow | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Valley, CA | 25 mi south | 34 | July | Big Bear City Airport |
| Victorville, CA | 29 mi southwest | 124 | April to June | Norton Army Airfield |
| Adelanto, CA | 30 mi southwest | 34 | May | Edwards Air Force Base |
| Hesperia, CA | 36 mi southwest | 124 | April to June | Norton Army Airfield |
| California City, CA | 51 mi northwest | 26 | May | North Auxiliary Airfield Edwa |
| San Bernardino, CA | 52 mi south | 124 | April to June | Norton Army Airfield |
How Barstow ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Barstow (population 24,897, 276th largest) ranks 338th for painting days, 78 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 89 miles west. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 101 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Barstow-Daggett Airport (14.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.