When to paint a house exterior in Honolulu, HI
When to paint in Honolulu, HI
You can paint outside here in any month. The painting window is all year, with 12 good months a year. The best month is January, at about 25 painting days.
If you cannot avoid the thin months, ask the painter for a low-temperature latex and watch the forecast for a dry run of 4 days before you commit. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 25Jan
- 18Feb
- 20Mar
- 22Apr
- 24May
- 24Jun
- 22Jul
- 18Aug
- 18Sep
- 19Oct
- 22Nov
- 22Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 | 19 | 25 | 67° / 82°F |
| February | 18 | 16 | 18 | 67° / 82°F |
| March | 20 | 13 | 20 | 68° / 82°F |
| April | 22 | 19 | 22 | 70° / 84°F |
| May | 24 | 20 | 24 | 71° / 85°F |
| June | 24 | 24 | 24 | 73° / 88°F |
| July | 22 | 20 | 22 | 75° / 89°F |
| August | 18 | 18 | 18 | 75° / 89°F |
| September | 18 | 18 | 18 | 75° / 89°F |
| October | 19 | 16 | 19 | 73° / 88°F |
| November | 22 | 19 | 22 | 72° / 86°F |
| December | 22 | 18 | 22 | 69° / 83°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 0 days a year here.
Towns near Honolulu compared
6 get fewer, down to 17 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 Honolulu | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 2361 mi northeast | 188 | April to October | San Francisco International A |
| Fortuna, CA | 2377 mi northeast | 35 | September | Rohnerville Airport |
| Eureka, CA | 2382 mi northeast | 17 | July | Woodley Island (New 10/94) |
| Ukiah, CA | 2385 mi northeast | 29 | September | Ukiah Municipal Airport |
| Half Moon Bay, CA | 2386 mi northeast | 211 | April to October | San Carlos Airport |
| Pacifica, CA | 2387 mi northeast | 188 | April to October | San Francisco International A |
Honolulu in HI
Honolulu is the only place of 10,000 people or more in HI in this data, with 344,967 residents and 254 painting days a year.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Honolulu International Airport (5.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.