When to paint a house exterior in Lakewood, CA
When to paint in Lakewood, 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 May, 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 5Jan
- 8Feb
- 14Mar
- 25Apr
- 28May
- 28Jun
- 27Jul
- 23Aug
- 21Sep
- 22Oct
- 18Nov
- 6Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 3 | 23 | 47° / 70°F |
| February | 8 | 5 | 22 | 48° / 71°F |
| March | 14 | 9 | 23 | 51° / 72°F |
| April | 25 | 22 | 26 | 55° / 76°F |
| May | 28 | 28 | 28 | 58° / 74°F |
| June | 28 | 27 | 28 | 62° / 79°F |
| July | 27 | 27 | 27 | 66° / 85°F |
| August | 23 | 22 | 23 | 67° / 87°F |
| September | 21 | 20 | 21 | 65° / 86°F |
| October | 22 | 22 | 22 | 60° / 83°F |
| November | 18 | 14 | 25 | 52° / 77°F |
| December | 6 | 5 | 24 | 47° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 67 days a year here.
Towns near Lakewood compared
2 get fewer, down to 174 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. Artesia, Bellflower, Signal Hill, Paramount are read from the same station as Lakewood, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Lakewood | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artesia, CA | 3 mi northeast | 225 | March to November | same station |
| Bellflower, CA | 3 mi north | 225 | March to November | same station |
| Hawaiian Gardens, CA | 3 mi east | 174 | April to October | Los Alamitos Army Airfield Airport |
| Cerritos, CA | 3 mi northeast | 188 | April to October | Fullerton Municipal Airport |
| Signal Hill, CA | 4 mi southwest | 225 | March to November | same station |
| Paramount, CA | 4 mi northwest | 225 | March to November | same station |
How Lakewood ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Lakewood (population 78,494, 112th largest) ranks 69th for painting days, 97 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 45 miles northwest. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 67 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Long Beach / Daugherty Field (2.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.