When to paint a house exterior in Seal Beach, CA
When to paint in Seal Beach, CA
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is April to October, with 7 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 27 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to October, call for quotes in February 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
- 3Feb
- 5Mar
- 15Apr
- 25May
- 27Jun
- 27Jul
- 25Aug
- 22Sep
- 18Oct
- 6Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 18 | 44° / 69°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 17 | 44° / 70°F |
| March | 5 | 3 | 20 | 47° / 71°F |
| April | 15 | 13 | 25 | 51° / 74°F |
| May | 25 | 23 | 27 | 55° / 73°F |
| June | 27 | 27 | 27 | 60° / 78°F |
| July | 27 | 27 | 27 | 64° / 83°F |
| August | 25 | 25 | 25 | 64° / 85°F |
| September | 22 | 21 | 22 | 62° / 85°F |
| October | 18 | 17 | 21 | 56° / 82°F |
| November | 6 | 3 | 23 | 47° / 77°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 21 | 43° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 97 days a year here.
Towns near Seal Beach compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Seal Beach's 174 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Los Alamitos, Westminster, Cypress, Hawaiian Gardens, Stanton, Huntington Beach are read from the same station as Seal Beach, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Seal Beach | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Alamitos, CA | 3 mi north | 174 | April to October | same station |
| Westminster, CA | 4 mi east | 174 | April to October | same station |
| Cypress, CA | 5 mi northeast | 174 | April to October | same station |
| Hawaiian Gardens, CA | 5 mi north | 174 | April to October | same station |
| Stanton, CA | 5 mi northeast | 174 | April to October | same station |
| Huntington Beach, CA | 5 mi southeast | 174 | April to October | same station |
How Seal Beach ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Seal Beach (population 24,421, 278th largest) ranks 143rd for painting days, 46 days above the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 52 miles northwest. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 97 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Los Alamitos Army Airfield Airport (2.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.