When to paint a house exterior in Placerville, CA
When to paint in Placerville, 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 October, at about 25 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 4Jan
- 5Feb
- 6Mar
- 12Apr
- 19May
- 21Jun
- 13Jul
- 17Aug
- 23Sep
- 25Oct
- 10Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 2 | 22 | 42° / 55°F |
| February | 5 | 3 | 19 | 41° / 56°F |
| March | 6 | 4 | 21 | 43° / 58°F |
| April | 12 | 12 | 25 | 47° / 65°F |
| May | 19 | 19 | 28 | 53° / 73°F |
| June | 21 | 20 | 24 | 62° / 83°F |
| July | 13 | 11 | 13 | 71° / 91°F |
| August | 17 | 15 | 17 | 69° / 89°F |
| September | 23 | 22 | 23 | 64° / 84°F |
| October | 25 | 23 | 29 | 57° / 74°F |
| November | 10 | 8 | 25 | 46° / 60°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 22 | 42° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 110 days a year here.
Towns near Placerville compared
6 get fewer, down to 71 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 Placerville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn, CA | 19 mi northwest | 118 | May to June | Auburn Municipal Airport |
| Folsom, CA | 19 mi west | 82 | September to October | Sacramento Mather Airport |
| Rocklin, CA | 25 mi west | 71 | May | Lincoln Regional Airport Karl |
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 26 mi southwest | 82 | September to October | Sacramento Mather Airport |
| Citrus Heights, CA | 27 mi west | 82 | September to October | Sacramento Mather Airport |
| Roseville, CA | 28 mi west | 71 | May | Lincoln Regional Airport Karl |
How Placerville ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Placerville (population 10,695, 368th largest) ranks 170th for painting days, 28 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 324 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 110 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Placerville Airport (2.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.