When to paint a house exterior in Vacaville, CA
When to paint in Vacaville, 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 12 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 May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 5Apr
- 12May
- 8Jun
- 4Jul
- 4Aug
- 7Sep
- 7Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 9 | 38° / 61°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 14 | 39° / 67°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 19 | 42° / 69°F |
| April | 5 | 3 | 24 | 45° / 77°F |
| May | 12 | 11 | 22 | 50° / 84°F |
| June | 8 | 8 | 9 | 56° / 94°F |
| July | 4 | 3 | 4 | 59° / 99°F |
| August | 4 | 3 | 5 | 59° / 97°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 10 | 55° / 93°F |
| October | 7 | 7 | 22 | 49° / 84°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 15 | 40° / 69°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 36° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 104 days a year here.
Towns near Vacaville compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Fairfield (140 a year, 8 miles southwest). 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 Vacaville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield, CA | 8 mi southwest | 140 | May to October | San Francisco Bay Reserve |
| Suisun City, CA | 8 mi south | 140 | May to October | San Francisco Bay Reserve |
| Dixon, CA | 10 mi northeast | 97 | May to June | University Airport |
| Napa, CA | 18 mi west | 96 | June to September | Napa County Airport |
| Davis, CA | 18 mi northeast | 97 | May to June | University Airport |
| Rio Vista, CA | 19 mi southeast | 72 | May to June | Travis Air Force Base |
How Vacaville ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, Vacaville (population 103,994, 68th largest) ranks 329th for painting days, 77 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 334 miles southeast. The shortest is Susanville at 4. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 104 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Nut Tree Airport (1.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.