When to paint a house exterior in Hayward, CA
When to paint in Hayward, 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 July, at about 30 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
- 3Feb
- 9Mar
- 16Apr
- 26May
- 28Jun
- 30Jul
- 29Aug
- 26Sep
- 23Oct
- 8Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 2 | 18 | 46° / 60°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 21 | 46° / 63°F |
| March | 9 | 4 | 20 | 48° / 65°F |
| April | 16 | 16 | 25 | 50° / 67°F |
| May | 26 | 24 | 28 | 54° / 70°F |
| June | 28 | 28 | 28 | 57° / 75°F |
| July | 30 | 30 | 30 | 59° / 76°F |
| August | 29 | 28 | 29 | 60° / 77°F |
| September | 26 | 25 | 26 | 59° / 78°F |
| October | 23 | 19 | 26 | 55° / 75°F |
| November | 8 | 6 | 22 | 48° / 66°F |
| December | 2 | 1 | 18 | 45° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 88 days a year here.
Towns near Hayward compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Newark (212 a year, 9 miles southeast); 1 gets fewer, down to 163 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. Union City is read from the same station as Hayward, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Hayward | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union City, CA | 5 mi east | 202 | April to October | same station |
| San Leandro, CA | 6 mi northwest | 163 | May to October | Metro Oakland International Airport |
| Foster City, CA | 9 mi southwest | 211 | April to October | San Carlos Airport |
| Newark, CA | 9 mi southeast | 212 | April to October | Palo Alto Airport Of Santa Cl |
| Redwood City, CA | 10 mi southwest | 211 | April to October | San Carlos Airport |
| Menlo Park, CA | 10 mi south | 212 | April to October | Palo Alto Airport Of Santa Cl |
How Hayward ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Hayward (population 158,440, 36th largest) ranks 106th for painting days, 75 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 300 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 88 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Hayward Executive Airport (2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.