When to paint a house exterior in Red Bluff, CA
When to paint in Red Bluff, CA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April to May, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 6Apr
- 12May
- 5Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 9Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 10 | 39° / 60°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 16 | 39° / 65°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 17 | 42° / 68°F |
| April | 6 | 5 | 22 | 47° / 77°F |
| May | 12 | 10 | 16 | 54° / 86°F |
| June | 5 | 4 | 5 | 63° / 97°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67° / 102°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 65° / 100°F |
| September | 7 | 6 | 8 | 59° / 94°F |
| October | 9 | 8 | 19 | 52° / 84°F |
| November | 2 | 1 | 18 | 41° / 68°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 8 | 38° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 95 days a year here.
Towns near Red Bluff compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Chico (99 a year, 36 miles southeast). 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 Red Bluff | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, CA | 19 mi north | 43 | May | Redding Municipal Airport |
| Redding, CA | 28 mi north | 43 | May | Redding Municipal Airport |
| Shasta Lake, CA | 36 mi north | 43 | May | Redding Municipal Airport |
| Chico, CA | 36 mi southeast | 99 | April to May | Chico Municipal Airport |
| Oroville, CA | 59 mi southeast | 63 | May | Oroville Municipal Airport |
| Marysville, CA | 79 mi southeast | 50 | May | Yuba Country Airport |
How Red Bluff ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Red Bluff (population 14,286, 330th largest) ranks 341st for painting days, 82 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 448 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 95 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Red Bluff Municipal Airport (1.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.