When to paint a house exterior in Santa Clarita, CA
When to paint in Santa Clarita, 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 Santa Clarita compared
5 get fewer, down to 137 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. San Fernando is read from the same station as Santa Clarita, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Santa Clarita | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Fernando, CA | 10 mi southeast | 269 | all year | same station |
| Simi Valley, CA | 18 mi southwest | 137 | April to June | Van Nuys Airport |
| Burbank, CA | 19 mi southeast | 164 | April to October | Burbank-Glendale-Pasa Airport |
| Calabasas, CA | 22 mi southwest | 137 | April to June | Van Nuys Airport |
| Glendale, CA | 22 mi southeast | 164 | April to October | Burbank-Glendale-Pasa Airport |
| La Cañada Flintridge, CA | 22 mi southeast | 164 | April to October | Burbank-Glendale-Pasa Airport |
How Santa Clarita ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Santa Clarita (population 229,159, 16th largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 141 days above the state median of 128. No place in CA has a longer season. 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 (12 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.