When to paint a house exterior in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA
When to paint in San Buenaventura (Ventura), 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 23 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 4Jan
- 3Feb
- 5Mar
- 13Apr
- 21May
- 21Jun
- 23Jul
- 22Aug
- 22Sep
- 21Oct
- 11Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 3 | 22 | 46° / 67°F |
| February | 3 | 1 | 20 | 46° / 68°F |
| March | 5 | 1 | 20 | 48° / 67°F |
| April | 13 | 9 | 24 | 50° / 69°F |
| May | 21 | 17 | 24 | 53° / 67°F |
| June | 21 | 19 | 21 | 58° / 71°F |
| July | 23 | 17 | 23 | 61° / 74°F |
| August | 22 | 18 | 22 | 61° / 75°F |
| September | 22 | 18 | 22 | 60° / 76°F |
| October | 21 | 18 | 23 | 56° / 77°F |
| November | 11 | 6 | 24 | 49° / 73°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 23 | 47° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 96 days a year here.
Towns near San Buenaventura (Ventura) compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Santa Paula (181 a year, 12 miles northeast); 1 gets fewer, down to 125 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. Oxnard, Port Hueneme are read from the same station as San Buenaventura (Ventura), so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From San Buenaventura (Ventura) | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxnard, CA | 5 mi southeast | 170 | April to October | same station |
| Port Hueneme, CA | 8 mi south | 170 | April to October | same station |
| Santa Paula, CA | 12 mi northeast | 181 | May to October | Camarillo Airport |
| Camarillo, CA | 13 mi east | 181 | May to October | Camarillo Airport |
| Carpinteria, CA | 16 mi northwest | 125 | June to October | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport |
| Fillmore, CA | 21 mi northeast | 181 | May to October | Camarillo Airport |
How San Buenaventura (Ventura) ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, San Buenaventura (Ventura) (population 109,831, 61st largest) ranks 147th for painting days, 42 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 44 miles east. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 96 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Oxnard Airport (5.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.