When to paint a house exterior in California City, CA
When to paint in California City, CA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 9 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 9May
- 3Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 30° / 60°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 31° / 65°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 16 | 37° / 70°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 22 | 43° / 80°F |
| May | 9 | 7 | 19 | 50° / 86°F |
| June | 3 | 3 | 4 | 59° / 99°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 67° / 104°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 64° / 103°F |
| September | 3 | 3 | 7 | 56° / 96°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 19 | 44° / 84°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 10 | 32° / 70°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 84 days a year here.
Towns near California City compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Tehachapi (100 a year, 33 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 California City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tehachapi, CA | 33 mi west | 100 | April to May | Mojave Airport |
| Ridgecrest, CA | 35 mi north | 36 | April to May | China Lake |
| Lancaster, CA | 36 mi southwest | 46 | May | General William J. Fox Airfie |
| Palmdale, CA | 41 mi south | 46 | May | Pdle Prodn Flt/Tst Af Plt |
| Adelanto, CA | 46 mi southeast | 34 | May | Edwards Air Force Base |
| Barstow, CA | 51 mi east | 50 | April | Barstow-Daggett Airport |
How California City ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, California City (population 13,174, 338th largest) ranks 372nd for painting days, 101 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 62 miles southwest. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 84 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from North Auxiliary Airfield Edwa (11 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.