When to paint a house exterior in Grass Valley, CA
When to paint in Grass Valley, 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 September, at about 24 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
- 3Feb
- 3Mar
- 12Apr
- 21May
- 23Jun
- 14Jul
- 20Aug
- 24Sep
- 23Oct
- 7Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 2 | 16 | 40° / 53°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 17 | 39° / 54°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 18 | 40° / 55°F |
| April | 12 | 12 | 25 | 47° / 65°F |
| May | 21 | 21 | 28 | 53° / 72°F |
| June | 23 | 21 | 25 | 63° / 82°F |
| July | 14 | 13 | 14 | 72° / 91°F |
| August | 20 | 18 | 20 | 70° / 89°F |
| September | 24 | 22 | 25 | 64° / 83°F |
| October | 23 | 22 | 28 | 56° / 73°F |
| November | 7 | 6 | 22 | 44° / 58°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 19 | 41° / 53°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 103 days a year here.
Towns near Grass Valley compared
6 get fewer, down to 50 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 Grass Valley | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn, CA | 23 mi south | 118 | May to June | Auburn Municipal Airport |
| Lincoln, CA | 27 mi southwest | 71 | May | Lincoln Regional Airport Karl |
| Marysville, CA | 29 mi west | 50 | May | Yuba Country Airport |
| Rocklin, CA | 30 mi south | 71 | May | Lincoln Regional Airport Karl |
| Yuba City, CA | 32 mi west | 50 | May | Yuba Country Airport |
| Oroville, CA | 33 mi northwest | 63 | May | Oroville Municipal Airport |
How Grass Valley ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Grass Valley (population 14,085, 332nd largest) ranks 171st for painting days, 26 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 361 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 103 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Nevada County Air Park (2.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.