When to paint a house exterior in Imperial Beach, CA
When to paint in Imperial Beach, CA
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is March to November, with 9 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 28 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to November, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past November is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 7Jan
- 8Feb
- 12Mar
- 17Apr
- 26May
- 27Jun
- 28Jul
- 28Aug
- 26Sep
- 24Oct
- 15Nov
- 6Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 7 | 23 | 48° / 67°F |
| February | 8 | 7 | 23 | 48° / 68°F |
| March | 12 | 10 | 24 | 50° / 68°F |
| April | 17 | 16 | 26 | 52° / 69°F |
| May | 26 | 24 | 28 | 57° / 69°F |
| June | 27 | 24 | 27 | 60° / 72°F |
| July | 28 | 25 | 28 | 65° / 75°F |
| August | 28 | 25 | 28 | 66° / 77°F |
| September | 26 | 24 | 26 | 64° / 78°F |
| October | 24 | 21 | 26 | 58° / 76°F |
| November | 15 | 11 | 25 | 51° / 73°F |
| December | 6 | 6 | 24 | 47° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 84 days a year here.
Towns near Imperial Beach compared
6 get fewer, down to 179 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 Imperial Beach | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronado, CA | 7 mi north | 219 | March to November | North Island Naval Air Station |
| National City, CA | 7 mi north | 219 | March to November | North Island Naval Air Station |
| Chula Vista, CA | 7 mi northeast | 179 | May to October | Brown Field Municipal Airport |
| Lemon Grove, CA | 12 mi north | 187 | April to October | Gillespie Field Airport |
| La Mesa, CA | 15 mi north | 187 | April to October | Gillespie Field Airport |
| San Diego, CA | 18 mi north | 208 | April to November | Montgomery Field Airport |
How Imperial Beach ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Imperial Beach (population 25,568, 270th largest) ranks 74th for painting days, 96 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 151 miles northwest. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 84 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Naval Auxiliary Landing Fd (0.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.