When to paint a house exterior in Fortuna, CA
When to paint in Fortuna, CA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 8 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September, call for quotes in July or earlier; a job pushed past September is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Sep.
- 2Jan
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 1May
- 4Jun
- 6Jul
- 5Aug
- 8Sep
- 4Oct
- 3Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 4 | 42° / 56°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 4 | 41° / 55°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 41° / 55°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 10 | 44° / 58°F |
| May | 1 | 1 | 7 | 47° / 60°F |
| June | 4 | 3 | 9 | 50° / 64°F |
| July | 6 | 2 | 8 | 52° / 66°F |
| August | 5 | 1 | 6 | 53° / 68°F |
| September | 8 | 6 | 12 | 52° / 69°F |
| October | 4 | 2 | 11 | 48° / 65°F |
| November | 3 | 2 | 7 | 44° / 59°F |
| December | 2 | 1 | 5 | 41° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Fortuna compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Red Bluff (46 a year, 104 miles east); 2 get fewer, down to 17 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.
| Place | From Fortuna | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka, CA | 15 mi north | 17 | July | Woodley Island (New 10/94) |
| Arcata, CA | 19 mi north | 17 | July | Woodley Island (New 10/94) |
| Shasta Lake, CA | 93 mi east | 43 | May | Redding Municipal Airport |
| Redding, CA | 93 mi east | 43 | May | Redding Municipal Airport |
| Anderson, CA | 97 mi east | 43 | May | Redding Municipal Airport |
| Red Bluff, CA | 104 mi east | 46 | April to May | Red Bluff Municipal Airport |
How Fortuna ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Fortuna (population 12,114, 352nd largest) ranks 361st for painting days, 92 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 526 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Rohnerville Airport (2.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.