When to paint a house exterior in Tulare, CA
When to paint in Tulare, CA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 1 good month a year. The best month is May, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 7Apr
- 15May
- 7Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 8Sep
- 10Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 38° / 60°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 14 | 38° / 65°F |
| March | 3 | 1 | 22 | 43° / 70°F |
| April | 7 | 6 | 25 | 47° / 79°F |
| May | 15 | 12 | 20 | 53° / 86°F |
| June | 7 | 7 | 7 | 60° / 96°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 65° / 100°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63° / 99°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 10 | 58° / 93°F |
| October | 10 | 10 | 24 | 50° / 83°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 18 | 40° / 69°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 37° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 99 days a year here.
Towns near Tulare compared
3 get fewer, down to 43 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. Visalia, Farmersville, Exeter are read from the same station as Tulare, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Tulare | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visalia, CA | 9 mi north | 52 | May | same station |
| Farmersville, CA | 10 mi northeast | 52 | May | same station |
| Exeter, CA | 13 mi northeast | 52 | May | same station |
| Lindsay, CA | 14 mi east | 43 | September to October | Porterville Municipal Airport |
| Corcoran, CA | 15 mi southwest | 43 | May | Hanford Municipal Airport |
| Porterville, CA | 20 mi southeast | 43 | September to October | Porterville Municipal Airport |
How Tulare ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Tulare (population 72,601, 123rd largest) ranks 316th for painting days, 75 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 132 miles south. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 99 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Visalia Municipal Airport (8.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.