When to paint a house exterior in Colton, CA
When to paint in Colton, CA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to June, with 4 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 25 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to June, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 4Jan
- 5Feb
- 12Mar
- 20Apr
- 25May
- 12Jun
- 3Jul
- 3Aug
- 11Sep
- 18Oct
- 8Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 3 | 29 | 43° / 69°F |
| February | 5 | 2 | 26 | 44° / 73°F |
| March | 12 | 8 | 30 | 48° / 75°F |
| April | 20 | 19 | 26 | 53° / 80°F |
| May | 25 | 24 | 26 | 57° / 82°F |
| June | 12 | 12 | 12 | 63° / 92°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 68° / 98°F |
| August | 3 | 3 | 3 | 68° / 98°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 11 | 65° / 93°F |
| October | 18 | 14 | 21 | 58° / 86°F |
| November | 8 | 6 | 27 | 48° / 78°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 29 | 43° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 118 days a year here.
Towns near Colton compared
3 get fewer, down to 114 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. Grand Terrace, Rialto, San Bernardino are read from the same station as Colton, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Colton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Terrace, CA | 2 mi southeast | 124 | April to June | same station |
| Loma Linda, CA | 5 mi east | 117 | April to June | San Bernardino International |
| Rialto, CA | 6 mi northwest | 124 | April to June | same station |
| San Bernardino, CA | 6 mi north | 124 | April to June | same station |
| Fontana, CA | 9 mi northwest | 114 | April to June | Ontario International Airport |
| Redlands, CA | 9 mi east | 117 | April to June | San Bernardino International |
How Colton ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Colton (population 53,528, 167th largest) ranks 199th for painting days, 4 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 72 miles west. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 118 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Norton Army Airfield (5.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.