When to paint a house exterior in Lincoln, CA
When to paint in Lincoln, CA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 8Apr
- 17May
- 10Jun
- 3Jul
- 5Aug
- 12Sep
- 9Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 6 | 38° / 57°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 12 | 38° / 62°F |
| March | 3 | 1 | 23 | 42° / 66°F |
| April | 8 | 6 | 27 | 45° / 74°F |
| May | 17 | 15 | 26 | 50° / 82°F |
| June | 10 | 10 | 12 | 58° / 92°F |
| July | 3 | 3 | 3 | 62° / 98°F |
| August | 5 | 4 | 5 | 61° / 96°F |
| September | 12 | 12 | 15 | 56° / 90°F |
| October | 9 | 9 | 26 | 47° / 81°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 14 | 39° / 65°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 37° / 56°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 102 days a year here.
Towns near Lincoln compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Auburn (118 a year, 12 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. Rocklin, Roseville are read from the same station as Lincoln, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Lincoln | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocklin, CA | 5 mi southeast | 71 | May | same station |
| Roseville, CA | 7 mi south | 71 | May | same station |
| Auburn, CA | 12 mi east | 118 | May to June | Auburn Municipal Airport |
| Citrus Heights, CA | 12 mi south | 82 | September to October | Sacramento Mather Airport |
| Folsom, CA | 17 mi southeast | 82 | September to October | Sacramento Mather Airport |
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 21 mi south | 82 | September to October | Sacramento Mather Airport |
How Lincoln ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Lincoln (population 56,268, 161st largest) ranks 290th for painting days, 57 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 345 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 102 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lincoln Regional Airport Karl (3.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.