When to paint a house exterior in Chico, CA
When to paint in Chico, CA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 22 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 5Mar
- 15Apr
- 22May
- 11Jun
- 4Jul
- 5Aug
- 14Sep
- 17Oct
- 3Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 15 | 39° / 58°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 22 | 40° / 64°F |
| March | 5 | 4 | 29 | 43° / 69°F |
| April | 15 | 14 | 29 | 50° / 76°F |
| May | 22 | 20 | 24 | 57° / 84°F |
| June | 11 | 11 | 11 | 65° / 93°F |
| July | 4 | 2 | 4 | 69° / 97°F |
| August | 5 | 4 | 5 | 68° / 95°F |
| September | 14 | 14 | 14 | 62° / 91°F |
| October | 17 | 16 | 27 | 52° / 81°F |
| November | 3 | 2 | 23 | 42° / 65°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 13 | 37° / 57°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 117 days a year here.
Towns near Chico compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Grass Valley (154 a year, 55 miles southeast); 5 get fewer, down to 43 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 Chico | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oroville, CA | 23 mi southeast | 63 | May | Oroville Municipal Airport |
| Red Bluff, CA | 36 mi northwest | 46 | April to May | Red Bluff Municipal Airport |
| Marysville, CA | 44 mi south | 50 | May | Yuba Country Airport |
| Yuba City, CA | 44 mi south | 50 | May | Yuba Country Airport |
| Anderson, CA | 54 mi northwest | 43 | May | Redding Municipal Airport |
| Grass Valley, CA | 55 mi southeast | 154 | May to October | Nevada County Air Park |
How Chico ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Chico (population 102,911, 72nd largest) ranks 231st for painting days, 29 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 412 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 117 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Chico Municipal Airport (3.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.