When to paint a house exterior in San Carlos, CA
When to paint in San Carlos, 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 San Carlos compared
1 gets fewer, down to 188 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. Belmont, Redwood City, Foster City, San Mateo are read from the same station as San Carlos, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From San Carlos | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont, CA | 2 mi northwest | 211 | April to October | same station |
| Redwood City, CA | 3 mi east | 211 | April to October | same station |
| Foster City, CA | 5 mi north | 211 | April to October | same station |
| San Mateo, CA | 5 mi northwest | 211 | April to October | same station |
| Hillsborough, CA | 6 mi northwest | 188 | April to October | San Francisco International A |
| Menlo Park, CA | 7 mi east | 212 | April to October | Palo Alto Airport Of Santa Cl |
How San Carlos ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, San Carlos (population 29,403, 248th largest) ranks 94th for painting days, 83 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 300 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 (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+.