When to paint a house exterior in Manhattan Beach, CA
When to paint in Manhattan Beach, 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, Dec.
- 8Jan
- 9Feb
- 14Mar
- 24Apr
- 27May
- 26Jun
- 28Jul
- 28Aug
- 26Sep
- 23Oct
- 18Nov
- 9Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 6 | 22 | 49° / 68°F |
| February | 9 | 7 | 21 | 49° / 68°F |
| March | 14 | 10 | 21 | 51° / 68°F |
| April | 24 | 19 | 25 | 54° / 71°F |
| May | 27 | 26 | 27 | 57° / 69°F |
| June | 26 | 26 | 26 | 61° / 73°F |
| July | 28 | 27 | 28 | 64° / 77°F |
| August | 28 | 28 | 28 | 65° / 78°F |
| September | 26 | 25 | 26 | 65° / 79°F |
| October | 23 | 22 | 23 | 61° / 79°F |
| November | 18 | 14 | 24 | 53° / 74°F |
| December | 9 | 5 | 22 | 49° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Manhattan Beach compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Redondo Beach (266 a year, 4 miles south). 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. El Segundo, Hermosa Beach are read from the same station as Manhattan Beach, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Manhattan Beach | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Segundo, CA | 1 mi north | 237 | March to November | same station |
| Hermosa Beach, CA | 2 mi south | 237 | March to November | same station |
| Redondo Beach, CA | 4 mi south | 266 | March to November | Zamperini Field Airport |
| Lawndale, CA | 4 mi east | 263 | March to November | Nrthorp Field/Hathrn Municipal Airport |
| Hawthorne, CA | 4 mi east | 263 | March to November | Nrthorp Field/Hathrn Municipal Airport |
| Inglewood, CA | 6 mi northeast | 263 | March to November | Nrthorp Field/Hathrn Municipal Airport |
How Manhattan Beach ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Manhattan Beach (population 33,453, 225th largest) ranks 59th for painting days, 110 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 36 miles north. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Los Angeles International Air (3.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.