When to paint a house exterior in Rancho Cordova, CA
When to paint in Rancho Cordova, CA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is September to October, with 3 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 15 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 8Apr
- 14May
- 11Jun
- 6Jul
- 7Aug
- 14Sep
- 15Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 9 | 39° / 58°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 19 | 39° / 64°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 28 | 43° / 68°F |
| April | 8 | 8 | 29 | 46° / 75°F |
| May | 14 | 14 | 25 | 51° / 82°F |
| June | 11 | 11 | 13 | 57° / 92°F |
| July | 6 | 5 | 6 | 60° / 96°F |
| August | 7 | 5 | 7 | 60° / 95°F |
| September | 14 | 14 | 15 | 57° / 90°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 27 | 51° / 81°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 21 | 42° / 65°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 8 | 38° / 57°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 126 days a year here.
Towns near Rancho Cordova compared
4 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. Folsom, Citrus Heights are read from the same station as Rancho Cordova, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Rancho Cordova | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folsom, CA | 8 mi northeast | 82 | September to October | same station |
| Citrus Heights, CA | 9 mi north | 82 | September to October | same station |
| Sacramento, CA | 13 mi west | 71 | May | Sacramento Executive Airport |
| Elk Grove, CA | 14 mi southwest | 71 | May | Sacramento Executive Airport |
| Roseville, CA | 14 mi north | 71 | May | Lincoln Regional Airport Karl |
| Rocklin, CA | 16 mi north | 71 | May | Lincoln Regional Airport Karl |
How Rancho Cordova ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Rancho Cordova (population 84,113, 101st largest) ranks 262nd for painting days, 45 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 325 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 126 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Sacramento Mather Airport (3.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.