When to paint a house exterior in Carson, CA
When to paint in Carson, CA
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is March to November, with 9 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 31 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to November, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past November is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 11Jan
- 10Feb
- 16Mar
- 25Apr
- 30May
- 30Jun
- 31Jul
- 31Aug
- 27Sep
- 27Oct
- 20Nov
- 11Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11 | 9 | 29 | 48° / 69°F |
| February | 10 | 9 | 27 | 48° / 69°F |
| March | 16 | 12 | 30 | 50° / 70°F |
| April | 25 | 23 | 29 | 54° / 72°F |
| May | 30 | 30 | 31 | 57° / 71°F |
| June | 30 | 30 | 30 | 62° / 75°F |
| July | 31 | 31 | 31 | 65° / 79°F |
| August | 31 | 30 | 31 | 65° / 80°F |
| September | 27 | 25 | 27 | 64° / 80°F |
| October | 27 | 26 | 28 | 59° / 78°F |
| November | 20 | 17 | 29 | 53° / 73°F |
| December | 11 | 11 | 29 | 48° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 81 days a year here.
Towns near Carson compared
4 get fewer, down to 225 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. Lomita, Torrance are read from the same station as Carson, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Carson | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compton, CA | 4 mi north | 263 | March to November | Nrthorp Field/Hathrn Municipal Airport |
| Gardena, CA | 5 mi northwest | 263 | March to November | Nrthorp Field/Hathrn Municipal Airport |
| Lomita, CA | 5 mi southwest | 266 | March to November | same station |
| Signal Hill, CA | 5 mi southeast | 225 | March to November | Long Beach / Daugherty Field |
| Torrance, CA | 6 mi west | 266 | March to November | same station |
| Long Beach, CA | 6 mi southeast | 225 | March to November | Long Beach / Daugherty Field |
How Carson ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Carson (population 91,358, 87th largest) ranks 4th for painting days, 139 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 42 miles north. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 81 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Zamperini Field 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+.