When to paint a house exterior in Porterville, CA
When to paint in Porterville, CA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is September to October, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September to October, call for quotes in July 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 May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 11May
- 4Jun
- under 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 8Sep
- 11Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 38° / 62°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 10 | 38° / 67°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 20 | 42° / 72°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 23 | 46° / 79°F |
| May | 11 | 8 | 19 | 52° / 87°F |
| June | 4 | 4 | 6 | 60° / 97°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 66° / 101°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 65° / 99°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 9 | 59° / 94°F |
| October | 11 | 9 | 23 | 51° / 84°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 19 | 40° / 71°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 36° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 103 days a year here.
Towns near Porterville compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Exeter (52 a year, 17 miles north). 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. Lindsay, Delano are read from the same station as Porterville, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Porterville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay, CA | 11 mi north | 43 | September to October | same station |
| Exeter, CA | 17 mi north | 52 | May | Visalia Municipal Airport |
| Farmersville, CA | 19 mi northwest | 52 | May | Visalia Municipal Airport |
| Tulare, CA | 20 mi northwest | 52 | May | Visalia Municipal Airport |
| Delano, CA | 24 mi southwest | 43 | September to October | same station |
| Visalia, CA | 25 mi northwest | 52 | May | Visalia Municipal Airport |
How Porterville ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Porterville (population 63,517, 141st largest) ranks 354th for painting days, 85 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 118 miles south. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 103 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Porterville Municipal Airport (2.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.