When to paint a house exterior in Lake Forest, CA
When to paint in Lake Forest, 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 July, at about 29 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
- 10Feb
- 17Mar
- 25Apr
- 28May
- 28Jun
- 29Jul
- 28Aug
- 24Sep
- 25Oct
- 20Nov
- 8Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 6 | 23 | 49° / 70°F |
| February | 10 | 7 | 21 | 49° / 71°F |
| March | 17 | 14 | 22 | 52° / 71°F |
| April | 25 | 22 | 26 | 56° / 74°F |
| May | 28 | 27 | 28 | 59° / 72°F |
| June | 28 | 28 | 28 | 62° / 77°F |
| July | 29 | 29 | 29 | 66° / 81°F |
| August | 28 | 27 | 28 | 68° / 83°F |
| September | 24 | 22 | 24 | 66° / 83°F |
| October | 25 | 25 | 25 | 61° / 81°F |
| November | 20 | 20 | 26 | 53° / 76°F |
| December | 8 | 7 | 24 | 48° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Lake Forest compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Lake Forest's 249 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Mission Viejo, Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Rancho Santa Margarita, Irvine, Aliso Viejo are read from the same station as Lake Forest, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Lake Forest | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Viejo, CA | 3 mi south | 249 | March to November | same station |
| Laguna Woods, CA | 4 mi southwest | 249 | March to November | same station |
| Laguna Hills, CA | 5 mi south | 249 | March to November | same station |
| Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 5 mi east | 249 | March to November | same station |
| Irvine, CA | 6 mi west | 249 | March to November | same station |
| Aliso Viejo, CA | 6 mi southwest | 249 | March to November | same station |
How Lake Forest ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Lake Forest (population 87,159, 95th largest) ranks 20th for painting days, 121 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 71 miles northwest. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from J. Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport (11.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.