When to paint a house exterior in Los Altos, CA
When to paint in Los Altos, CA
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is April to October, with 7 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 31 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to October, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 3Jan
- 4Feb
- 10Mar
- 15Apr
- 28May
- 29Jun
- 31Jul
- 30Aug
- 27Sep
- 22Oct
- 9Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 23 | 44° / 60°F |
| February | 4 | 1 | 26 | 44° / 64°F |
| March | 10 | 7 | 31 | 46° / 66°F |
| April | 15 | 11 | 30 | 49° / 69°F |
| May | 28 | 27 | 31 | 55° / 71°F |
| June | 29 | 29 | 29 | 59° / 75°F |
| July | 31 | 31 | 31 | 60° / 76°F |
| August | 30 | 30 | 30 | 61° / 77°F |
| September | 27 | 27 | 27 | 58° / 78°F |
| October | 22 | 22 | 30 | 54° / 75°F |
| November | 9 | 8 | 28 | 46° / 65°F |
| December | 3 | 2 | 23 | 42° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 126 days a year here.
Towns near Los Altos compared
3 get fewer, down to 161 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. Mountain View, Palo Alto, East Palo Alto are read from the same station as Los Altos, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Los Altos | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View, CA | 2 mi northeast | 212 | April to October | same station |
| Palo Alto, CA | 3 mi northwest | 212 | April to October | same station |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 4 mi east | 161 | May to October | N Y. Mineta Sn Jo International Airport |
| Cupertino, CA | 4 mi southeast | 161 | May to October | N Y. Mineta Sn Jo International Airport |
| Santa Clara, CA | 7 mi east | 161 | May to October | N Y. Mineta Sn Jo International Airport |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 7 mi north | 212 | April to October | same station |
How Los Altos ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Los Altos (population 30,864, 241st largest) ranks 89th for painting days, 84 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 287 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 126 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Palo Alto Airport Of Santa Cl (6.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.