When to paint a house exterior in Menlo Park, CA
When to paint in Menlo Park, CA
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is April to October, with 7 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 31 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to October, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 3Jan
- 4Feb
- 10Mar
- 15Apr
- 28May
- 29Jun
- 31Jul
- 30Aug
- 27Sep
- 22Oct
- 9Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 23 | 44° / 60°F |
| February | 4 | 1 | 26 | 44° / 64°F |
| March | 10 | 7 | 31 | 46° / 66°F |
| April | 15 | 11 | 30 | 49° / 69°F |
| May | 28 | 27 | 31 | 55° / 71°F |
| June | 29 | 29 | 29 | 59° / 75°F |
| July | 31 | 31 | 31 | 60° / 76°F |
| August | 30 | 30 | 30 | 61° / 77°F |
| September | 27 | 27 | 27 | 58° / 78°F |
| October | 22 | 22 | 30 | 54° / 75°F |
| November | 9 | 8 | 28 | 46° / 65°F |
| December | 3 | 2 | 23 | 42° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 126 days a year here.
Towns near Menlo Park compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Menlo Park's 212 a year, so the season here is the regional season. East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, Newark, Mountain View are read from the same station as Menlo Park, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Menlo Park | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Palo Alto, CA | 1 mi southeast | 212 | April to October | same station |
| Redwood City, CA | 4 mi northwest | 211 | April to October | San Carlos Airport |
| Palo Alto, CA | 6 mi south | 212 | April to October | same station |
| Newark, CA | 7 mi east | 212 | April to October | same station |
| San Carlos, CA | 7 mi west | 211 | April to October | San Carlos Airport |
| Mountain View, CA | 7 mi southeast | 212 | April to October | same station |
How Menlo Park ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Menlo Park (population 33,040, 227th largest) ranks 88th for painting days, 84 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 294 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 126 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Palo Alto Airport Of Santa Cl (1.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.