When to paint a house exterior in San Marcos, CA
When to paint in San Marcos, CA
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is April to November, with 8 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 28 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to November, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past November is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 6Jan
- 6Feb
- 11Mar
- 21Apr
- 24May
- 24Jun
- 27Jul
- 28Aug
- 23Sep
- 23Oct
- 16Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 3 | 21 | 47° / 67°F |
| February | 6 | 4 | 19 | 47° / 67°F |
| March | 11 | 5 | 20 | 50° / 67°F |
| April | 21 | 16 | 24 | 54° / 69°F |
| May | 24 | 24 | 25 | 57° / 67°F |
| June | 24 | 24 | 24 | 61° / 71°F |
| July | 27 | 27 | 27 | 65° / 75°F |
| August | 28 | 28 | 28 | 66° / 78°F |
| September | 23 | 22 | 23 | 65° / 78°F |
| October | 23 | 21 | 23 | 59° / 77°F |
| November | 16 | 14 | 23 | 52° / 73°F |
| December | 5 | 5 | 22 | 48° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 65 days a year here.
Towns near San Marcos compared
2 get fewer, down to 61 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. Vista, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach are read from the same station as San Marcos, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From San Marcos | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escondido, CA | 6 mi east | 61 | June | Ramona Airport |
| Vista, CA | 6 mi northwest | 214 | April to November | same station |
| Carlsbad, CA | 7 mi west | 214 | April to November | same station |
| Encinitas, CA | 8 mi southwest | 214 | April to November | same station |
| Oceanside, CA | 10 mi northwest | 153 | May to October | Oceanside Municipal Airport |
| Solana Beach, CA | 11 mi southwest | 214 | April to November | same station |
How San Marcos ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, San Marcos (population 96,620, 79th largest) ranks 82nd for painting days, 86 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 117 miles northwest. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 65 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mcclellan-Palomar Airport (6.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.