When to paint a house exterior in Morro Bay, CA
When to paint in Morro Bay, 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 28 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
- 3Mar
- 6Apr
- 16May
- 23Jun
- 28Jul
- 28Aug
- 21Sep
- 12Oct
- 5Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 18 | 42° / 68°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 17 | 42° / 69°F |
| March | 3 | 1 | 20 | 44° / 69°F |
| April | 6 | 5 | 26 | 47° / 73°F |
| May | 16 | 15 | 28 | 50° / 73°F |
| June | 23 | 23 | 27 | 53° / 79°F |
| July | 28 | 28 | 29 | 55° / 82°F |
| August | 28 | 27 | 28 | 56° / 83°F |
| September | 21 | 21 | 24 | 56° / 84°F |
| October | 12 | 12 | 22 | 51° / 83°F |
| November | 5 | 4 | 23 | 44° / 75°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 18 | 42° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 137 days a year here.
Towns near Morro Bay compared
4 get fewer, down to 31 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. San Luis Obispo, Arroyo Grande are read from the same station as Morro Bay, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Morro Bay | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atascadero, CA | 13 mi northeast | 31 | none reliable | Paso Robles Municipal Airport |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | 13 mi southeast | 144 | May to October | same station |
| El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 22 mi northeast | 31 | none reliable | Paso Robles Municipal Airport |
| Grover Beach, CA | 22 mi southeast | 126 | September to November | Cal Poly Pier |
| Arroyo Grande, CA | 23 mi southeast | 144 | May to October | same station |
| Santa Maria, CA | 38 mi southeast | 106 | June to September | Santa Maria Pub/Capt G A Hanc |
How Morro Bay ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Morro Bay (population 10,591, 370th largest) ranks 179th for painting days, 16 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 149 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 137 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from San Luis County Regional Airport (15.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.