When to paint a house exterior in Gardena, CA
When to paint in Gardena, 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 July, at about 30 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.
- 10Jan
- 12Feb
- 18Mar
- 27Apr
- 29May
- 29Jun
- 30Jul
- 29Aug
- 25Sep
- 24Oct
- 20Nov
- 10Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 | 8 | 24 | 49° / 70°F |
| February | 12 | 10 | 22 | 50° / 70°F |
| March | 18 | 14 | 23 | 52° / 70°F |
| April | 27 | 25 | 27 | 56° / 73°F |
| May | 29 | 29 | 29 | 58° / 71°F |
| June | 29 | 29 | 29 | 62° / 75°F |
| July | 30 | 30 | 30 | 66° / 80°F |
| August | 29 | 29 | 29 | 67° / 82°F |
| September | 25 | 23 | 25 | 66° / 82°F |
| October | 24 | 24 | 24 | 61° / 80°F |
| November | 20 | 19 | 25 | 53° / 76°F |
| December | 10 | 9 | 23 | 49° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Gardena compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Carson (266 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. Lawndale, Hawthorne, Compton, Inglewood are read from the same station as Gardena, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Gardena | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawndale, CA | 3 mi west | 263 | March to November | same station |
| Hawthorne, CA | 3 mi northwest | 263 | March to November | same station |
| Compton, CA | 5 mi east | 263 | March to November | same station |
| Inglewood, CA | 5 mi northwest | 263 | March to November | same station |
| Carson, CA | 5 mi southeast | 266 | March to November | Zamperini Field Airport |
| Torrance, CA | 5 mi southwest | 266 | March to November | Zamperini Field Airport |
How Gardena ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Gardena (population 58,921, 156th largest) ranks 13th for painting days, 136 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 38 miles north. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Nrthorp Field/Hathrn Municipal Airport (2.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.