When to paint a house exterior in Morgan Hill, CA
When to paint in Morgan Hill, CA
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is May to October, with 6 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 21 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to October, call for quotes in March 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, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 6Apr
- 15May
- 19Jun
- 21Jul
- 20Aug
- 17Sep
- 13Oct
- 4Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 13 | 40° / 62°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 17 | 39° / 64°F |
| March | 2 | 2 | 22 | 43° / 67°F |
| April | 6 | 6 | 27 | 46° / 73°F |
| May | 15 | 15 | 27 | 50° / 77°F |
| June | 19 | 19 | 21 | 54° / 84°F |
| July | 21 | 20 | 21 | 57° / 87°F |
| August | 20 | 19 | 20 | 58° / 87°F |
| September | 17 | 17 | 21 | 55° / 86°F |
| October | 13 | 12 | 27 | 50° / 81°F |
| November | 4 | 2 | 23 | 42° / 69°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 13 | 38° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 132 days a year here.
Towns near Morgan Hill compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in San Jose (199 a year, 15 miles northwest); 2 get fewer, down to 80 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. Gilroy is read from the same station as Morgan Hill, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Morgan Hill | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilroy, CA | 9 mi south | 119 | May to October | same station |
| San Jose, CA | 15 mi northwest | 199 | April to October | Reid-Hillview Airport Of Sant |
| Watsonville, CA | 16 mi southwest | 80 | June to September | Watsonville Municipal Airport |
| Los Gatos, CA | 19 mi west | 161 | May to October | N Y. Mineta Sn Jo International Airport |
| Campbell, CA | 20 mi northwest | 161 | May to October | N Y. Mineta Sn Jo International Airport |
| Scotts Valley, CA | 21 mi west | 80 | June to September | Watsonville Municipal Airport |
How Morgan Hill ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Morgan Hill (population 45,952, 193rd largest) ranks 202nd for painting days, 8 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 257 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 132 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from South County Airport Of Santa (4.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.