When to paint a house exterior in West Sacramento, CA
When to paint in West Sacramento, CA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months 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, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 7Apr
- 15May
- 11Jun
- 6Jul
- 7Aug
- 12Sep
- 9Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 39° / 59°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 14 | 39° / 64°F |
| March | 2 | under 1 | 20 | 43° / 68°F |
| April | 7 | 6 | 24 | 47° / 76°F |
| May | 15 | 12 | 22 | 51° / 83°F |
| June | 11 | 11 | 12 | 57° / 92°F |
| July | 6 | 5 | 6 | 59° / 96°F |
| August | 7 | 5 | 7 | 59° / 95°F |
| September | 12 | 12 | 13 | 57° / 91°F |
| October | 9 | 9 | 23 | 50° / 82°F |
| November | 1 | under 1 | 16 | 41° / 67°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 38° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 97 days a year here.
Towns near West Sacramento compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Davis (97 a year, 10 miles west); 1 gets fewer, down to 60 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. Sacramento, Elk Grove are read from the same station as West Sacramento, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From West Sacramento | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento, CA | 4 mi east | 71 | May | same station |
| Davis, CA | 10 mi west | 97 | May to June | University Airport |
| Elk Grove, CA | 13 mi southeast | 71 | May | same station |
| Woodland, CA | 14 mi northwest | 60 | May | Sacramento International Airport |
| Dixon, CA | 17 mi southwest | 97 | May to June | University Airport |
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 17 mi east | 82 | September to October | Sacramento Mather Airport |
How West Sacramento ranks in CA
Of 376 CA places with 10,000 people or more, West Sacramento (population 55,991, 163rd largest) ranks 293rd for painting days, 57 days below the state median of 128. The longest season in the state is Santa Clarita, 269 days, 332 miles southeast. 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 Sacramento Executive Airport (4.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.