When to paint a house exterior in Malibu, CA
When to paint in Malibu, 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 Malibu compared
5 get fewer, down to 137 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. Santa Monica is read from the same station as Malibu, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Malibu | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agoura Hills, CA | 9 mi north | 137 | April to June | Van Nuys Airport |
| Calabasas, CA | 9 mi northeast | 137 | April to June | Van Nuys Airport |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 13 mi northwest | 181 | May to October | Camarillo Airport |
| Santa Monica, CA | 15 mi east | 225 | March to November | same station |
| Simi Valley, CA | 17 mi north | 137 | April to June | Van Nuys Airport |
| Moorpark, CA | 19 mi north | 181 | May to October | Camarillo Airport |
How Malibu ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Malibu (population 10,298, 372nd largest) ranks 66th for painting days, 97 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 31 miles northeast. 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 (17.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.