When to paint a house exterior in Fillmore, CA
When to paint in Fillmore, CA
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is May to October, with 6 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 30 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to October, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 3Jan
- 1Feb
- 4Mar
- 12Apr
- 23May
- 28Jun
- 30Jul
- 29Aug
- 25Sep
- 17Oct
- 6Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 22 | 44° / 70°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 20 | 43° / 71°F |
| March | 4 | 2 | 22 | 46° / 71°F |
| April | 12 | 11 | 26 | 49° / 74°F |
| May | 23 | 23 | 29 | 53° / 72°F |
| June | 28 | 27 | 28 | 58° / 76°F |
| July | 30 | 30 | 30 | 61° / 80°F |
| August | 29 | 27 | 29 | 62° / 82°F |
| September | 25 | 24 | 25 | 60° / 82°F |
| October | 17 | 15 | 23 | 54° / 81°F |
| November | 6 | 4 | 24 | 47° / 76°F |
| December | 3 | 2 | 22 | 44° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 119 days a year here.
Towns near Fillmore compared
2 get fewer, down to 137 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. Moorpark, Santa Paula, Camarillo, Thousand Oaks are read from the same station as Fillmore, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Fillmore | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorpark, CA | 8 mi south | 181 | May to October | same station |
| Santa Paula, CA | 9 mi west | 181 | May to October | same station |
| Simi Valley, CA | 13 mi southeast | 137 | April to June | Van Nuys Airport |
| Camarillo, CA | 14 mi southwest | 181 | May to October | same station |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 14 mi south | 181 | May to October | same station |
| Agoura Hills, CA | 19 mi southeast | 137 | April to June | Van Nuys Airport |
How Fillmore ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Fillmore (population 17,216, 316th largest) ranks 136th for painting days, 54 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 24 miles east. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 119 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Camarillo Airport (15.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.