When to paint a house exterior in Hollister, CA
When to paint in Hollister, CA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to September, with 5 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 25 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to September, call for quotes in March 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 6Apr
- 13May
- 19Jun
- 23Jul
- 25Aug
- 20Sep
- 9Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 13 | 41° / 62°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 15 | 38° / 64°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 23 | 42° / 65°F |
| April | 6 | 6 | 28 | 45° / 71°F |
| May | 13 | 11 | 30 | 49° / 74°F |
| June | 19 | 19 | 26 | 52° / 80°F |
| July | 23 | 23 | 25 | 54° / 84°F |
| August | 25 | 24 | 25 | 56° / 84°F |
| September | 20 | 20 | 25 | 54° / 83°F |
| October | 9 | 9 | 26 | 48° / 81°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 21 | 41° / 70°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 10 | 41° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 140 days a year here.
Towns near Hollister compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Salinas (152 a year, 17 miles southwest); 3 get fewer, down to 80 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 Hollister | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilroy, CA | 15 mi northwest | 119 | May to October | South County Airport Of Santa |
| Salinas, CA | 17 mi southwest | 152 | May to September | Salinas Municipal Airport |
| Watsonville, CA | 21 mi west | 80 | June to September | Watsonville Municipal Airport |
| Morgan Hill, CA | 23 mi northwest | 119 | May to October | South County Airport Of Santa |
| Marina, CA | 25 mi southwest | 128 | May to October | Monterey Peninsula Airport |
| Seaside, CA | 28 mi southwest | 128 | May to October | Monterey Peninsula Airport |
How Hollister ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Hollister (population 45,033, 196th largest) ranks 191st for painting days, 2 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 234 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 140 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Hollister Municipal Airport (3.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.