When to paint a house exterior in Coalinga, CA
When to paint in Coalinga, 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, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 9May
- 4Jun
- under 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 8Oct
- 3Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 37° / 61°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 11 | 36° / 67°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 17 | 40° / 72°F |
| April | 3 | 2 | 22 | 45° / 81°F |
| May | 9 | 6 | 17 | 51° / 88°F |
| June | 4 | 4 | 5 | 58° / 98°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 63° / 103°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 63° / 102°F |
| September | 5 | 5 | 7 | 58° / 96°F |
| October | 8 | 8 | 21 | 49° / 85°F |
| November | 3 | 2 | 16 | 39° / 70°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 36° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 97 days a year here.
Towns near Coalinga compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Mendota (43 a year, 43 miles north). 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. Avenal, Lemoore are read from the same station as Coalinga, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Coalinga | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenal, CA | 14 mi southeast | 34 | May | same station |
| Lemoore, CA | 32 mi east | 34 | May | same station |
| El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 39 mi southwest | 31 | none reliable | Paso Robles Municipal Airport |
| Hanford, CA | 40 mi east | 43 | May | Hanford Municipal Airport |
| Mendota, CA | 43 mi north | 43 | May | Madera Municipal Airport |
| Corcoran, CA | 44 mi east | 43 | May | Hanford Municipal Airport |
How Coalinga ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Coalinga (population 16,722, 318th largest) ranks 365th for painting days, 94 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 158 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 97 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Naval Air Station (25.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.