When to paint a house exterior in San Clemente, CA
When to paint in San Clemente, CA
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is May to October, with 6 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 26 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to October, call for quotes in March 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.
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 7Apr
- 18May
- 24Jun
- 26Jul
- 24Aug
- 20Sep
- 12Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 15 | 40° / 69°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 14 | 40° / 70°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 17 | 44° / 71°F |
| April | 7 | 7 | 25 | 47° / 74°F |
| May | 18 | 18 | 25 | 53° / 72°F |
| June | 24 | 24 | 26 | 58° / 77°F |
| July | 26 | 26 | 27 | 61° / 82°F |
| August | 24 | 24 | 24 | 61° / 83°F |
| September | 20 | 19 | 22 | 59° / 84°F |
| October | 12 | 12 | 22 | 51° / 83°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 19 | 41° / 78°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 15 | 39° / 71°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 110 days a year here.
Towns near San Clemente compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in San Juan Capistrano (249 a year, 4 miles northwest). 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 San Clemente | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan Capistrano, CA | 4 mi northwest | 249 | March to November | J. Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport |
| Dana Point, CA | 5 mi west | 249 | March to November | J. Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport |
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 7 mi northwest | 249 | March to November | J. Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport |
| Laguna Beach, CA | 11 mi northwest | 249 | March to November | J. Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport |
| Laguna Hills, CA | 11 mi northwest | 249 | March to November | J. Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport |
| Aliso Viejo, CA | 11 mi northwest | 249 | March to November | J. Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport |
How San Clemente ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, San Clemente (population 62,627, 143rd largest) ranks 182nd for painting days, 12 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 84 miles northwest. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 110 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Marine Corps Air Station (18.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.