When to paint a house exterior in Ridgecrest, CA
When to paint in Ridgecrest, 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 9 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 8Apr
- 9May
- 2Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 7Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 32° / 63°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 11 | 34° / 67°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 22 | 40° / 73°F |
| April | 8 | 5 | 24 | 47° / 83°F |
| May | 9 | 6 | 16 | 55° / 90°F |
| June | 2 | 2 | 2 | 64° / 102°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 72° / 108°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 69° / 105°F |
| September | 3 | 3 | 4 | 61° / 97°F |
| October | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49° / 86°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 15 | 36° / 71°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 30° / 62°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 89 days a year here.
Towns near Ridgecrest compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Tehachapi (100 a year, 55 miles southwest); 1 gets fewer, down to 26 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.
| Place | From Ridgecrest | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California City, CA | 35 mi south | 26 | May | North Auxiliary Airfield Edwa |
| Tehachapi, CA | 55 mi southwest | 100 | April to May | Mojave Airport |
| Barstow, CA | 63 mi southeast | 50 | April | Barstow-Daggett Airport |
| Lancaster, CA | 71 mi southwest | 46 | May | General William J. Fox Airfie |
| Arvin, CA | 72 mi southwest | 77 | April to May | Meadows Field Airport |
| Adelanto, CA | 73 mi south | 34 | May | Edwards Air Force Base |
How Ridgecrest ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Ridgecrest (population 28,373, 251st largest) ranks 360th for painting days, 91 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 96 miles southwest. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 89 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from China Lake (4.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.