When to paint a house exterior in King City, CA
When to paint in King City, 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 July, at about 30 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
- 2Mar
- 7Apr
- 19May
- 26Jun
- 30Jul
- 29Aug
- 23Sep
- 11Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 18 | 43° / 65°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 18 | 42° / 67°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 19 | 44° / 68°F |
| April | 7 | 7 | 24 | 47° / 70°F |
| May | 19 | 16 | 28 | 51° / 70°F |
| June | 26 | 25 | 28 | 54° / 74°F |
| July | 30 | 30 | 30 | 56° / 73°F |
| August | 29 | 29 | 29 | 57° / 75°F |
| September | 23 | 23 | 24 | 55° / 78°F |
| October | 11 | 11 | 24 | 50° / 78°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 23 | 44° / 71°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 18 | 41° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 129 days a year here.
Towns near King City compared
3 get fewer, down to 34 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. Greenfield, Soledad, Salinas are read from the same station as King City, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From King City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield, CA | 10 mi northwest | 152 | May to September | same station |
| Soledad, CA | 18 mi northwest | 152 | May to September | same station |
| Salinas, CA | 43 mi northwest | 152 | May to September | same station |
| Coalinga, CA | 45 mi east | 34 | May | Naval Air Station |
| Hollister, CA | 47 mi north | 126 | May to September | Hollister Municipal Airport |
| Seaside, CA | 47 mi northwest | 128 | May to October | Monterey Peninsula Airport |
How King City ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, King City (population 13,920, 333rd largest) ranks 176th for painting days, 25 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 194 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 129 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Salinas Municipal Airport (40.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.