When to paint a house exterior in Huntington Beach, CA
When to paint in Huntington Beach, 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 27 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 5Mar
- 15Apr
- 25May
- 27Jun
- 27Jul
- 25Aug
- 22Sep
- 18Oct
- 6Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 18 | 44° / 69°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 17 | 44° / 70°F |
| March | 5 | 3 | 20 | 47° / 71°F |
| April | 15 | 13 | 25 | 51° / 74°F |
| May | 25 | 23 | 27 | 55° / 73°F |
| June | 27 | 27 | 27 | 60° / 78°F |
| July | 27 | 27 | 27 | 64° / 83°F |
| August | 25 | 25 | 25 | 64° / 85°F |
| September | 22 | 21 | 22 | 62° / 85°F |
| October | 18 | 17 | 21 | 56° / 82°F |
| November | 6 | 3 | 23 | 47° / 77°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 21 | 43° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 97 days a year here.
Towns near Huntington Beach compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Fountain Valley (249 a year, 3 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. Westminster, Seal Beach, Garden Grove, Stanton are read from the same station as Huntington Beach, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Huntington Beach | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Valley, CA | 3 mi east | 249 | March to November | J. Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport |
| Westminster, CA | 4 mi north | 174 | April to October | same station |
| Seal Beach, CA | 5 mi northwest | 174 | April to October | same station |
| Costa Mesa, CA | 6 mi southeast | 249 | March to November | J. Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport |
| Garden Grove, CA | 6 mi northeast | 174 | April to October | same station |
| Stanton, CA | 7 mi north | 174 | April to October | same station |
How Huntington Beach ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Huntington Beach (population 193,151, 23rd largest) ranks 138th for painting days, 46 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 57 miles northwest. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 97 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Los Alamitos Army Airfield Airport (6.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.