When to paint a house exterior in Compton, CA
When to paint in Compton, 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 30 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.
- 10Jan
- 12Feb
- 18Mar
- 27Apr
- 29May
- 29Jun
- 30Jul
- 29Aug
- 25Sep
- 24Oct
- 20Nov
- 10Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 | 8 | 24 | 49° / 70°F |
| February | 12 | 10 | 22 | 50° / 70°F |
| March | 18 | 14 | 23 | 52° / 70°F |
| April | 27 | 25 | 27 | 56° / 73°F |
| May | 29 | 29 | 29 | 58° / 71°F |
| June | 29 | 29 | 29 | 62° / 75°F |
| July | 30 | 30 | 30 | 66° / 80°F |
| August | 29 | 29 | 29 | 67° / 82°F |
| September | 25 | 23 | 25 | 66° / 82°F |
| October | 24 | 24 | 24 | 61° / 80°F |
| November | 20 | 19 | 25 | 53° / 76°F |
| December | 10 | 9 | 23 | 49° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Compton compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Carson (266 a year, 4 miles south); 3 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. Lynwood, Gardena are read from the same station as Compton, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Compton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynwood, CA | 3 mi northeast | 263 | March to November | same station |
| Paramount, CA | 4 mi east | 225 | March to November | Long Beach / Daugherty Field |
| Carson, CA | 4 mi south | 266 | March to November | Zamperini Field Airport |
| South Gate, CA | 4 mi northeast | 240 | March to November | Downtown L.A./Usc Campus |
| Gardena, CA | 5 mi west | 263 | March to November | same station |
| Cudahy, CA | 5 mi northeast | 240 | March to November | Downtown L.A./Usc Campus |
How Compton ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Compton (population 91,129, 88th largest) ranks 10th for painting days, 136 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 39 miles northwest. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Nrthorp Field/Hathrn Municipal Airport (6.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.