When to paint a house exterior in Maywood, CA
When to paint in Maywood, 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 May, 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.
- 9Jan
- 11Feb
- 16Mar
- 26Apr
- 28May
- 28Jun
- 26Jul
- 24Aug
- 22Sep
- 23Oct
- 20Nov
- 8Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 | 7 | 24 | 48° / 70°F |
| February | 11 | 9 | 23 | 49° / 71°F |
| March | 16 | 12 | 23 | 52° / 72°F |
| April | 26 | 23 | 27 | 55° / 76°F |
| May | 28 | 28 | 28 | 58° / 74°F |
| June | 28 | 28 | 28 | 62° / 80°F |
| July | 26 | 26 | 26 | 65° / 85°F |
| August | 24 | 23 | 24 | 66° / 86°F |
| September | 22 | 22 | 22 | 65° / 86°F |
| October | 23 | 22 | 23 | 61° / 83°F |
| November | 20 | 17 | 26 | 53° / 77°F |
| December | 8 | 6 | 24 | 48° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Maywood compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Maywood's 240 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Bell, Cudahy, Huntington Park, Commerce, Bell Gardens, South Gate are read from the same station as Maywood, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Maywood | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell, CA | 1 mi southeast | 240 | March to November | same station |
| Cudahy, CA | 2 mi south | 240 | March to November | same station |
| Huntington Park, CA | 2 mi west | 240 | March to November | same station |
| Commerce, CA | 2 mi east | 240 | March to November | same station |
| Bell Gardens, CA | 3 mi southeast | 240 | March to November | same station |
| South Gate, CA | 3 mi south | 240 | March to November | same station |
How Maywood ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Maywood (population 23,838, 279th largest) ranks 56th for painting days, 112 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 35 miles northwest. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 57 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Downtown L.A./Usc Campus (6.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.