When to paint a house exterior in Tehachapi, CA
When to paint in Tehachapi, CA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 22 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 6Mar
- 16Apr
- 22May
- 10Jun
- 3Jul
- 2Aug
- 13Sep
- 19Oct
- 6Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 20 | 38° / 58°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 19 | 39° / 62°F |
| March | 6 | 4 | 27 | 43° / 65°F |
| April | 16 | 16 | 28 | 50° / 75°F |
| May | 22 | 22 | 26 | 57° / 81°F |
| June | 10 | 10 | 10 | 68° / 93°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 74° / 99°F |
| August | 2 | 2 | 2 | 72° / 98°F |
| September | 13 | 12 | 14 | 63° / 91°F |
| October | 19 | 17 | 28 | 54° / 80°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 23 | 42° / 66°F |
| December | 2 | 1 | 18 | 37° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 116 days a year here.
Towns near Tehachapi compared
6 get fewer, down to 26 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.
| Place | From Tehachapi | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvin, CA | 22 mi west | 77 | April to May | Meadows Field Airport |
| California City, CA | 33 mi east | 26 | May | North Auxiliary Airfield Edwa |
| Lancaster, CA | 35 mi southeast | 46 | May | General William J. Fox Airfie |
| Bakersfield, CA | 36 mi northwest | 77 | April to May | Meadows Field Airport |
| Palmdale, CA | 43 mi southeast | 46 | May | Pdle Prodn Flt/Tst Af Plt |
| Shafter, CA | 49 mi northwest | 77 | April to May | Meadows Field Airport |
How Tehachapi ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Tehachapi (population 11,114, 364th largest) ranks 230th for painting days, 28 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 50 miles south. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 116 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mojave Airport (17.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.