When to paint a house exterior in Lompoc, CA
When to paint in Lompoc, CA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to September, with 4 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 20 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 2Jan
- 2Feb
- 2Mar
- 4Apr
- 11May
- 16Jun
- 20Jul
- 18Aug
- 14Sep
- 6Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 15 | 41° / 67°F |
| February | 2 | under 1 | 15 | 39° / 67°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 15 | 42° / 68°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 22 | 45° / 69°F |
| May | 11 | 8 | 24 | 48° / 68°F |
| June | 16 | 11 | 23 | 51° / 71°F |
| July | 20 | 19 | 22 | 54° / 72°F |
| August | 18 | 15 | 20 | 55° / 74°F |
| September | 14 | 12 | 19 | 53° / 76°F |
| October | 6 | 4 | 22 | 48° / 77°F |
| November | 2 | 1 | 18 | 41° / 72°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 11 | 40° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 129 days a year here.
Towns near Lompoc compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Arroyo Grande (144 a year, 33 miles north). 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 Lompoc | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria, CA | 19 mi north | 106 | June to September | Santa Maria Pub/Capt G A Hanc |
| Arroyo Grande, CA | 33 mi north | 144 | May to October | San Luis County Regional Airport |
| Grover Beach, CA | 33 mi north | 126 | September to November | Cal Poly Pier |
| Goleta, CA | 38 mi southeast | 125 | June to October | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | 43 mi north | 144 | May to October | San Luis County Regional Airport |
| Santa Barbara, CA | 47 mi east | 125 | June to October | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport |
How Lompoc ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Lompoc (population 43,594, 199th largest) ranks 234th for painting days, 31 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 113 miles east. 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 Lompoc Airport (0.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.