When to paint a house exterior in Glendale, CA
When to paint in Glendale, CA
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is April to October, with 7 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 25 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to October, call for quotes in February 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 3Jan
- 5Feb
- 10Mar
- 21Apr
- 25May
- 23Jun
- 15Jul
- 13Aug
- 16Sep
- 19Oct
- 10Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 24 | 45° / 69°F |
| February | 5 | 3 | 22 | 46° / 71°F |
| March | 10 | 7 | 23 | 49° / 72°F |
| April | 21 | 19 | 25 | 53° / 77°F |
| May | 25 | 25 | 26 | 55° / 76°F |
| June | 23 | 23 | 23 | 60° / 84°F |
| July | 15 | 13 | 15 | 65° / 90°F |
| August | 13 | 11 | 13 | 66° / 92°F |
| September | 16 | 16 | 16 | 64° / 89°F |
| October | 19 | 18 | 21 | 58° / 85°F |
| November | 10 | 8 | 26 | 49° / 77°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 25 | 44° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 96 days a year here.
Towns near Glendale compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Pasadena (246 a year, 6 miles east). 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. La Cañada Flintridge, Burbank are read from the same station as Glendale, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Glendale | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cañada Flintridge, CA | 3 mi northeast | 164 | April to October | same station |
| Burbank, CA | 5 mi west | 164 | April to October | same station |
| Pasadena, CA | 6 mi east | 246 | February to December | El Monte Airport |
| South Pasadena, CA | 7 mi southeast | 246 | February to December | El Monte Airport |
| San Marino, CA | 9 mi southeast | 246 | February to December | El Monte Airport |
| Alhambra, CA | 9 mi southeast | 246 | February to December | El Monte Airport |
How Glendale ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Glendale (population 187,823, 24th largest) ranks 149th for painting days, 36 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 22 miles northwest. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 96 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Burbank-Glendale-Pasa Airport (6.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.