When to paint a house exterior in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
When to paint in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is March to November, with 9 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 31 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to November, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past November is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 11Jan
- 10Feb
- 16Mar
- 25Apr
- 30May
- 30Jun
- 31Jul
- 31Aug
- 27Sep
- 27Oct
- 20Nov
- 11Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11 | 9 | 29 | 48° / 69°F |
| February | 10 | 9 | 27 | 48° / 69°F |
| March | 16 | 12 | 30 | 50° / 70°F |
| April | 25 | 23 | 29 | 54° / 72°F |
| May | 30 | 30 | 31 | 57° / 71°F |
| June | 30 | 30 | 30 | 62° / 75°F |
| July | 31 | 31 | 31 | 65° / 79°F |
| August | 31 | 30 | 31 | 65° / 80°F |
| September | 27 | 25 | 27 | 64° / 80°F |
| October | 27 | 26 | 28 | 59° / 78°F |
| November | 20 | 17 | 29 | 53° / 73°F |
| December | 11 | 11 | 29 | 48° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 81 days a year here.
Towns near Rancho Palos Verdes compared
1 gets fewer, down to 237 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. Palos Verdes Estates, Lomita, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Carson are read from the same station as Rancho Palos Verdes, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Rancho Palos Verdes | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palos Verdes Estates, CA | 4 mi northwest | 266 | March to November | same station |
| Lomita, CA | 5 mi northeast | 266 | March to November | same station |
| Torrance, CA | 6 mi north | 266 | March to November | same station |
| Redondo Beach, CA | 8 mi north | 266 | March to November | same station |
| Hermosa Beach, CA | 9 mi north | 237 | March to November | Los Angeles International Air |
| Carson, CA | 10 mi northeast | 266 | March to November | same station |
How Rancho Palos Verdes ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Rancho Palos Verdes (population 40,064, 205th largest) ranks 6th for painting days, 139 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 47 miles north. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 81 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Zamperini Field Airport (4.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.