When to paint a house exterior in Culver City, CA
When to paint in Culver City, 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 August, at about 28 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.
- 8Jan
- 7Feb
- 12Mar
- 22Apr
- 25May
- 24Jun
- 27Jul
- 28Aug
- 25Sep
- 24Oct
- 15Nov
- 8Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 5 | 22 | 48° / 68°F |
| February | 7 | 5 | 21 | 48° / 68°F |
| March | 12 | 8 | 21 | 50° / 68°F |
| April | 22 | 18 | 25 | 53° / 70°F |
| May | 25 | 25 | 26 | 56° / 69°F |
| June | 24 | 24 | 24 | 60° / 73°F |
| July | 27 | 27 | 27 | 63° / 76°F |
| August | 28 | 28 | 28 | 64° / 78°F |
| September | 25 | 24 | 25 | 64° / 79°F |
| October | 24 | 24 | 25 | 59° / 78°F |
| November | 15 | 9 | 24 | 52° / 73°F |
| December | 8 | 3 | 23 | 48° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 66 days a year here.
Towns near Culver City compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Inglewood (263 a year, 5 miles southeast). 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. Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica are read from the same station as Culver City, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Culver City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 mi northwest | 225 | March to November | same station |
| Inglewood, CA | 5 mi southeast | 263 | March to November | Nrthorp Field/Hathrn Municipal Airport |
| Beverly Hills, CA | 5 mi north | 225 | March to November | same station |
| Santa Monica, CA | 6 mi west | 225 | March to November | same station |
| West Hollywood, CA | 6 mi north | 240 | March to November | Downtown L.A./Usc Campus |
| El Segundo, CA | 7 mi south | 237 | March to November | Los Angeles International Air |
How Culver City ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Culver City (population 39,883, 207th largest) ranks 64th for painting days, 97 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 29 miles north. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 66 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Santa Monica Municipal Airport (3.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.