When to paint a house exterior in Santa Ana, CA
When to paint in Santa Ana, CA
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is March to November, with 9 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 29 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to November, call for quotes in January 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 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 7Jan
- 10Feb
- 17Mar
- 25Apr
- 28May
- 28Jun
- 29Jul
- 28Aug
- 24Sep
- 25Oct
- 20Nov
- 8Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 6 | 23 | 49° / 70°F |
| February | 10 | 7 | 21 | 49° / 71°F |
| March | 17 | 14 | 22 | 52° / 71°F |
| April | 25 | 22 | 26 | 56° / 74°F |
| May | 28 | 27 | 28 | 59° / 72°F |
| June | 28 | 28 | 28 | 62° / 77°F |
| July | 29 | 29 | 29 | 66° / 81°F |
| August | 28 | 27 | 28 | 68° / 83°F |
| September | 24 | 22 | 24 | 66° / 83°F |
| October | 25 | 25 | 25 | 61° / 81°F |
| November | 20 | 20 | 26 | 53° / 76°F |
| December | 8 | 7 | 24 | 48° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Santa Ana compared
2 get fewer, down to 174 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. Orange, Tustin, Fountain Valley, Costa Mesa are read from the same station as Santa Ana, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Santa Ana | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange, CA | 4 mi north | 249 | March to November | same station |
| Tustin, CA | 4 mi east | 249 | March to November | same station |
| Fountain Valley, CA | 4 mi southwest | 249 | March to November | same station |
| Costa Mesa, CA | 5 mi south | 249 | March to November | same station |
| Garden Grove, CA | 5 mi northwest | 174 | April to October | Los Alamitos Army Airfield Airport |
| Westminster, CA | 6 mi west | 174 | April to October | Los Alamitos Army Airfield Airport |
How Santa Ana ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Santa Ana (population 316,184, 14th largest) ranks 16th for painting days, 121 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 59 miles northwest. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from J. Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport (4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.