When to paint a house exterior in Pleasanton, CA
When to paint in Pleasanton, CA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to September, with 5 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to September, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past September is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 13May
- 15Jun
- 13Jul
- 14Aug
- 14Sep
- 9Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 9 | 39° / 61°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 14 | 38° / 65°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 17 | 41° / 67°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 24 | 45° / 74°F |
| May | 13 | 10 | 25 | 50° / 78°F |
| June | 15 | 15 | 17 | 54° / 88°F |
| July | 13 | 13 | 13 | 57° / 93°F |
| August | 14 | 11 | 14 | 58° / 92°F |
| September | 14 | 14 | 16 | 56° / 90°F |
| October | 9 | 9 | 23 | 50° / 82°F |
| November | 2 | 1 | 19 | 41° / 68°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 37° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 112 days a year here.
Towns near Pleasanton compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Union City (202 a year, 9 miles southwest). 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. Dublin, Livermore, San Ramon, Danville are read from the same station as Pleasanton, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Pleasanton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin, CA | 3 mi north | 85 | May to September | same station |
| Livermore, CA | 7 mi east | 85 | May to September | same station |
| San Ramon, CA | 7 mi north | 85 | May to September | same station |
| Union City, CA | 9 mi southwest | 202 | April to October | Hayward Executive Airport |
| Danville, CA | 11 mi northwest | 85 | May to September | same station |
| Fremont, CA | 12 mi south | 161 | May to October | N Y. Mineta Sn Jo International Airport |
How Pleasanton ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Pleasanton (population 75,664, 117th largest) ranks 256th for painting days, 43 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 293 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 112 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Livermore Municipal Airport (4.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.