When to paint a house exterior in Modesto, CA
When to paint in Modesto, CA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is September to October, with 3 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September to October, call for quotes in July 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 Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 4Mar
- 9Apr
- 16May
- 9Jun
- 3Jul
- 4Aug
- 12Sep
- 14Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 39° / 59°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 16 | 39° / 65°F |
| March | 4 | 1 | 21 | 44° / 69°F |
| April | 9 | 5 | 25 | 48° / 77°F |
| May | 16 | 15 | 22 | 53° / 84°F |
| June | 9 | 9 | 9 | 60° / 94°F |
| July | 3 | 3 | 3 | 64° / 98°F |
| August | 4 | 4 | 4 | 64° / 96°F |
| September | 12 | 12 | 12 | 59° / 92°F |
| October | 14 | 13 | 25 | 51° / 82°F |
| November | 2 | 1 | 19 | 42° / 67°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 38° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 97 days a year here.
Towns near Modesto compared
1 gets fewer, down to 50 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. Ceres, Riverbank, Turlock, Oakdale, Patterson are read from the same station as Modesto, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Modesto | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceres, CA | 3 mi southeast | 73 | September to October | same station |
| Riverbank, CA | 7 mi northeast | 73 | September to October | same station |
| Ripon, CA | 10 mi northwest | 50 | May | Stockton Metropolitan Airport |
| Turlock, CA | 12 mi southeast | 73 | September to October | same station |
| Oakdale, CA | 12 mi northeast | 73 | September to October | same station |
| Patterson, CA | 14 mi southwest | 73 | September to October | same station |
How Modesto ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Modesto (population 220,592, 19th largest) ranks 280th for painting days, 55 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 263 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 97 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mdsto Cty-County H Sham Fd Airport (3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.