When to paint a house exterior in Redwood City, CA
When to paint in Redwood City, CA
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is April to October, with 7 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 30 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to October, call for quotes in February 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 5Feb
- 11Mar
- 18Apr
- 28May
- 28Jun
- 30Jul
- 29Aug
- 26Sep
- 25Oct
- 8Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 20 | 44° / 59°F |
| February | 5 | 3 | 27 | 45° / 64°F |
| March | 11 | 7 | 30 | 47° / 66°F |
| April | 18 | 15 | 30 | 50° / 69°F |
| May | 28 | 27 | 30 | 53° / 71°F |
| June | 28 | 28 | 28 | 57° / 76°F |
| July | 30 | 30 | 30 | 58° / 78°F |
| August | 29 | 29 | 29 | 60° / 79°F |
| September | 26 | 26 | 26 | 59° / 79°F |
| October | 25 | 23 | 29 | 55° / 75°F |
| November | 8 | 6 | 27 | 47° / 65°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 21 | 43° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 116 days a year here.
Towns near Redwood City compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Redwood City's 211 a year, so the season here is the regional season. San Carlos, Foster City, Belmont, San Mateo are read from the same station as Redwood City, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Redwood City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Carlos, CA | 3 mi west | 211 | April to October | same station |
| Foster City, CA | 4 mi northwest | 211 | April to October | same station |
| Menlo Park, CA | 4 mi southeast | 212 | April to October | Palo Alto Airport Of Santa Cl |
| Belmont, CA | 4 mi west | 211 | April to October | same station |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 6 mi southeast | 212 | April to October | Palo Alto Airport Of Santa Cl |
| San Mateo, CA | 6 mi northwest | 211 | April to October | same station |
How Redwood City ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Redwood City (population 82,982, 104th largest) ranks 92nd for painting days, 83 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 298 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 116 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from San Carlos Airport (2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.