When to paint a house exterior in Los Angeles, CA
When to paint in Los Angeles, 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 August, 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 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 8Jan
- 7Feb
- 12Mar
- 22Apr
- 25May
- 24Jun
- 27Jul
- 28Aug
- 25Sep
- 24Oct
- 15Nov
- 8Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 5 | 22 | 48° / 68°F |
| February | 7 | 5 | 21 | 48° / 68°F |
| March | 12 | 8 | 21 | 50° / 68°F |
| April | 22 | 18 | 25 | 53° / 70°F |
| May | 25 | 25 | 26 | 56° / 69°F |
| June | 24 | 24 | 24 | 60° / 73°F |
| July | 27 | 27 | 27 | 63° / 76°F |
| August | 28 | 28 | 28 | 64° / 78°F |
| September | 25 | 24 | 25 | 64° / 79°F |
| October | 24 | 24 | 25 | 59° / 78°F |
| November | 15 | 9 | 24 | 52° / 73°F |
| December | 8 | 3 | 23 | 48° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 66 days a year here.
Towns near Los Angeles compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Inglewood (263 a year, 6 miles southeast). 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. Culver City, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica are read from the same station as Los Angeles, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Los Angeles | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culver City, CA | 1 mi southeast | 225 | March to November | same station |
| Beverly Hills, CA | 4 mi north | 225 | March to November | same station |
| Santa Monica, CA | 5 mi west | 225 | March to November | same station |
| West Hollywood, CA | 5 mi northeast | 240 | March to November | Downtown L.A./Usc Campus |
| Inglewood, CA | 6 mi southeast | 263 | March to November | Nrthorp Field/Hathrn Municipal Airport |
| El Segundo, CA | 8 mi south | 237 | March to November | Los Angeles International Air |
How Los Angeles ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Los Angeles (population 3,878,704, 1st largest) ranks 62nd for painting days, 97 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 28 miles north. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 66 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Santa Monica Municipal Airport (2.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.