When to paint a house exterior in Chula Vista, CA
When to paint in Chula Vista, CA
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is May to October, with 6 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 29 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to October, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 3Feb
- 4Mar
- 12Apr
- 24May
- 28Jun
- 29Jul
- 26Aug
- 23Sep
- 19Oct
- 7Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 20 | 44° / 69°F |
| February | 3 | 1 | 19 | 43° / 70°F |
| March | 4 | 2 | 20 | 46° / 70°F |
| April | 12 | 10 | 24 | 50° / 74°F |
| May | 24 | 24 | 26 | 55° / 72°F |
| June | 28 | 27 | 28 | 59° / 77°F |
| July | 29 | 29 | 29 | 63° / 81°F |
| August | 26 | 26 | 26 | 64° / 83°F |
| September | 23 | 22 | 23 | 62° / 84°F |
| October | 19 | 16 | 23 | 56° / 82°F |
| November | 7 | 5 | 24 | 48° / 76°F |
| December | 2 | 1 | 22 | 44° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 105 days a year here.
Towns near Chula Vista compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Imperial Beach (224 a year, 7 miles southwest). 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 Chula Vista | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National City, CA | 6 mi northwest | 219 | March to November | North Island Naval Air Station |
| Imperial Beach, CA | 7 mi southwest | 224 | March to November | Naval Auxiliary Landing Fd |
| Lemon Grove, CA | 7 mi north | 187 | April to October | Gillespie Field Airport |
| Coronado, CA | 8 mi west | 219 | March to November | North Island Naval Air Station |
| La Mesa, CA | 10 mi north | 187 | April to October | Gillespie Field Airport |
| El Cajon, CA | 12 mi north | 187 | April to October | Gillespie Field Airport |
How Chula Vista ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Chula Vista (population 278,546, 15th largest) ranks 137th for painting days, 51 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 150 miles northwest. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 105 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Brown Field Municipal Airport (4.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.