When to paint a house exterior in Covina, CA
When to paint in Covina, 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 May, 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.
- 6Jan
- 9Feb
- 14Mar
- 23Apr
- 29May
- 23Jun
- 18Jul
- 16Aug
- 20Sep
- 25Oct
- 16Nov
- 7Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 6 | 30 | 45° / 66°F |
| February | 9 | 7 | 27 | 46° / 68°F |
| March | 14 | 14 | 30 | 49° / 70°F |
| April | 23 | 23 | 29 | 53° / 75°F |
| May | 29 | 28 | 30 | 56° / 74°F |
| June | 23 | 23 | 23 | 62° / 84°F |
| July | 18 | 18 | 18 | 66° / 90°F |
| August | 16 | 14 | 16 | 67° / 91°F |
| September | 20 | 19 | 20 | 64° / 87°F |
| October | 25 | 24 | 26 | 59° / 82°F |
| November | 16 | 16 | 30 | 51° / 74°F |
| December | 7 | 7 | 29 | 45° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 102 days a year here.
Towns near Covina compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in West Covina (246 a year, 3 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. Azusa, Walnut, Glendora, San Dimas are read from the same station as Covina, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Covina | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Covina, CA | 3 mi southwest | 246 | February to December | El Monte Airport |
| Azusa, CA | 4 mi northwest | 205 | March to November | same station |
| Walnut, CA | 4 mi south | 205 | March to November | same station |
| Glendora, CA | 4 mi northeast | 205 | March to November | same station |
| San Dimas, CA | 4 mi east | 205 | March to November | same station |
| Baldwin Park, CA | 5 mi west | 246 | February to December | El Monte Airport |
How Covina ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Covina (population 49,245, 184th largest) ranks 101st for painting days, 78 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 42 miles northwest. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 102 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Brackett Field Airport (5.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.