When to paint a house exterior in Costa Mesa, CA
When to paint in Costa Mesa, 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 29 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.
- 7Jan
- 10Feb
- 17Mar
- 25Apr
- 28May
- 28Jun
- 29Jul
- 28Aug
- 24Sep
- 25Oct
- 20Nov
- 8Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 6 | 23 | 49° / 70°F |
| February | 10 | 7 | 21 | 49° / 71°F |
| March | 17 | 14 | 22 | 52° / 71°F |
| April | 25 | 22 | 26 | 56° / 74°F |
| May | 28 | 27 | 28 | 59° / 72°F |
| June | 28 | 28 | 28 | 62° / 77°F |
| July | 29 | 29 | 29 | 66° / 81°F |
| August | 28 | 27 | 28 | 68° / 83°F |
| September | 24 | 22 | 24 | 66° / 83°F |
| October | 25 | 25 | 25 | 61° / 81°F |
| November | 20 | 20 | 26 | 53° / 76°F |
| December | 8 | 7 | 24 | 48° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Costa Mesa compared
2 get fewer, down to 174 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. Fountain Valley, Newport Beach, Santa Ana, Tustin are read from the same station as Costa Mesa, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Costa Mesa | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Valley, CA | 4 mi northwest | 249 | March to November | same station |
| Newport Beach, CA | 4 mi southeast | 249 | March to November | same station |
| Santa Ana, CA | 5 mi north | 249 | March to November | same station |
| Huntington Beach, CA | 6 mi northwest | 174 | April to October | Los Alamitos Army Airfield Airport |
| Tustin, CA | 7 mi northeast | 249 | March to November | same station |
| Westminster, CA | 8 mi northwest | 174 | April to October | Los Alamitos Army Airfield Airport |
How Costa Mesa ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Costa Mesa (population 109,131, 63rd largest) ranks 18th for painting days, 121 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 62 miles northwest. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from J. Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport (2.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.