When to paint a house exterior in Oroville, CA
When to paint in Oroville, CA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 1 good month a year. The best month is May, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 9Apr
- 16May
- 7Jun
- 1Jul
- 3Aug
- 10Sep
- 11Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 12 | 41° / 59°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 16 | 41° / 64°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 19 | 44° / 68°F |
| April | 9 | 7 | 23 | 48° / 77°F |
| May | 16 | 12 | 19 | 55° / 85°F |
| June | 7 | 7 | 7 | 62° / 95°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 66° / 100°F |
| August | 3 | 2 | 3 | 65° / 97°F |
| September | 10 | 8 | 10 | 60° / 92°F |
| October | 11 | 10 | 22 | 52° / 83°F |
| November | 2 | 1 | 18 | 43° / 66°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 11 | 39° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 100 days a year here.
Towns near Oroville compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Grass Valley (154 a year, 33 miles southeast); 2 get 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.
| Place | From Oroville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chico, CA | 23 mi northwest | 99 | April to May | Chico Municipal Airport |
| Marysville, CA | 24 mi south | 50 | May | Yuba Country Airport |
| Yuba City, CA | 26 mi south | 50 | May | Yuba Country Airport |
| Grass Valley, CA | 33 mi southeast | 154 | May to October | Nevada County Air Park |
| Lincoln, CA | 45 mi south | 71 | May | Lincoln Regional Airport Karl |
| Auburn, CA | 49 mi southeast | 118 | May to June | Auburn Municipal Airport |
How Oroville ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Oroville (population 19,712, 298th largest) ranks 297th for painting days, 65 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 389 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 100 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Oroville Municipal Airport (3.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.