When to paint a house exterior in Fontana, CA
When to paint in Fontana, CA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to June, with 4 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 23 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to June, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 3Jan
- 4Feb
- 8Mar
- 18Apr
- 23May
- 14Jun
- 3Jul
- 4Aug
- 11Sep
- 17Oct
- 8Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 2 | 24 | 43° / 69°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 21 | 44° / 71°F |
| March | 8 | 4 | 22 | 47° / 73°F |
| April | 18 | 16 | 24 | 52° / 80°F |
| May | 23 | 23 | 24 | 55° / 80°F |
| June | 14 | 14 | 14 | 61° / 90°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 66° / 97°F |
| August | 4 | 3 | 4 | 66° / 97°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 11 | 64° / 93°F |
| October | 17 | 16 | 18 | 58° / 87°F |
| November | 8 | 7 | 25 | 48° / 78°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 24 | 43° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 100 days a year here.
Towns near Fontana compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Rialto (124 a year, 4 miles east); 1 gets fewer, down to 103 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. Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario are read from the same station as Fontana, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Fontana | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rialto, CA | 4 mi east | 124 | April to June | Norton Army Airfield |
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 6 mi west | 114 | April to June | same station |
| Jurupa Valley, CA | 7 mi south | 103 | April to June | Riverside Municipal Airport |
| Colton, CA | 9 mi southeast | 124 | April to June | Norton Army Airfield |
| Ontario, CA | 10 mi southwest | 114 | April to June | same station |
| San Bernardino, CA | 10 mi east | 124 | April to June | Norton Army Airfield |
How Fontana ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Fontana (population 218,455, 20th largest) ranks 208th for painting days, 13 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 63 miles west. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 100 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Ontario International Airport (8.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.