When to paint a house exterior in Blythe, CA
When to paint in Blythe, CA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is March, with 1 good month a year. The best month is March, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past March is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 6Feb
- 13Mar
- 11Apr
- 6May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 10Oct
- 11Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 25 | 42° / 69°F |
| February | 6 | 3 | 25 | 45° / 75°F |
| March | 13 | 13 | 25 | 51° / 81°F |
| April | 11 | 10 | 13 | 57° / 91°F |
| May | 6 | 3 | 6 | 63° / 96°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 108°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 82° / 112°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 82° / 110°F |
| September | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 104°F |
| October | 10 | 10 | 12 | 61° / 93°F |
| November | 11 | 8 | 28 | 48° / 79°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 26 | 41° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 100 days a year here.
Towns near Blythe compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Somerton (89 a year, 73 miles south); 3 get fewer, down to 56 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 Blythe | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 61 mi north | 75 | March | Needles Airport |
| Brawley, CA | 70 mi southwest | 56 | March to May | Imperial County Airport |
| Somerton, AZ | 73 mi south | 89 | March to April | Yuma Mcas |
| Imperial, CA | 79 mi southwest | 56 | March to May | Imperial County Airport |
| Yuma, AZ | 79 mi south | 89 | March to April | Yuma Mcas |
| El Centro, CA | 81 mi southwest | 56 | March to May | Imperial County Airport |
How Blythe ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Blythe (population 17,320, 314th largest) ranks 306th for painting days, 68 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 228 miles west. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 100 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Blythe Airport (5.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.