When to paint a house exterior in Los Banos, CA
When to paint in Los Banos, CA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 1 good month a year. The best month is May, at about 13 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 May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 13May
- 7Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 8Sep
- 8Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 38° / 59°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 10 | 37° / 65°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 16 | 41° / 69°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 24 | 45° / 78°F |
| May | 13 | 11 | 21 | 51° / 85°F |
| June | 7 | 7 | 8 | 58° / 95°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63° / 100°F |
| August | 2 | 2 | 2 | 62° / 98°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 10 | 57° / 93°F |
| October | 8 | 8 | 23 | 49° / 83°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 17 | 40° / 68°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 37° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 98 days a year here.
Towns near Los Banos compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Newman (73 a year, 20 miles northwest). 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. Merced is read from the same station as Los Banos, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Los Banos | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newman, CA | 20 mi northwest | 73 | September to October | Mdsto Cty-County H Sham Fd Airport |
| Livingston, CA | 23 mi north | 67 | May | Castle Air Force Base |
| Atwater, CA | 24 mi northeast | 67 | May | Castle Air Force Base |
| Merced, CA | 27 mi northeast | 45 | May | same station |
| Turlock, CA | 31 mi north | 73 | September to October | Mdsto Cty-County H Sham Fd Airport |
| Mendota, CA | 33 mi southeast | 43 | May | Madera Municipal Airport |
How Los Banos ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Los Banos (population 48,684, 185th largest) ranks 343rd for painting days, 83 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 225 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 98 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mrcd Municipal/Macready Field Airport (23.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.