When to paint a house exterior in San Fernando, CA
When to paint in San Fernando, CA
You can paint outside here in any month. The painting window is all year, with 12 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 30 painting days.
If you cannot avoid the thin months, ask the painter for a low-temperature latex and watch the forecast for a dry run of 4 days before you commit. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 18Jan
- 20Feb
- 24Mar
- 28Apr
- 30May
- 24Jun
- 17Jul
- 15Aug
- 19Sep
- 27Oct
- 28Nov
- 20Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18 | 17 | 31 | 51° / 67°F |
| February | 20 | 20 | 28 | 53° / 69°F |
| March | 24 | 23 | 30 | 54° / 71°F |
| April | 28 | 27 | 29 | 58° / 75°F |
| May | 30 | 30 | 30 | 59° / 74°F |
| June | 24 | 24 | 24 | 65° / 83°F |
| July | 17 | 15 | 17 | 69° / 90°F |
| August | 15 | 12 | 15 | 71° / 91°F |
| September | 19 | 18 | 19 | 68° / 87°F |
| October | 27 | 25 | 27 | 63° / 82°F |
| November | 28 | 28 | 29 | 58° / 74°F |
| December | 20 | 19 | 30 | 52° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 39 days a year here.
Towns near San Fernando compared
5 get fewer, down to 164 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. Santa Clarita is read from the same station as San Fernando, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From San Fernando | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burbank, CA | 9 mi southeast | 164 | April to October | Burbank-Glendale-Pasa Airport |
| Santa Clarita, CA | 10 mi northwest | 269 | all year | same station |
| Glendale, CA | 13 mi southeast | 164 | April to October | Burbank-Glendale-Pasa Airport |
| West Hollywood, CA | 14 mi south | 240 | March to November | Downtown L.A./Usc Campus |
| La Cañada Flintridge, CA | 15 mi east | 164 | April to October | Burbank-Glendale-Pasa Airport |
| Beverly Hills, CA | 15 mi south | 225 | March to November | Santa Monica Municipal Airport |
How San Fernando ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, San Fernando (population 23,488, 281st largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 141 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 10 miles northwest. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 39 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Whitman Airport (2.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.