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Outdoor Project Weather in San Francisco, CA

This page runs San Francisco's forecast against all six task rulesets at once. Verdicts load live above; the month-by-month matrix below — built from NOAA 1991–2020 normals — shows when each job's season opens. Lawn Seeding gets the most calendar here: 366 workable days a year.

Today at a glance

Verdicts load live from the 10-day forecast; without JavaScript this column stays blank and the year-round matrix below still answers the planning question.
TaskTodayBest months hereFull 10-day check
Deck Staining — Aug, Jul, Sep Stain a Deck in San Francisco →
Exterior Painting — Aug, Jul, Sep Paint Outside in San Francisco →
Driveway Sealing — Aug, Jul, Sep Seal a Driveway in San Francisco →
Concrete Pouring — Aug, Jul, Sep Pour Concrete in San Francisco →
Roof Coating — Aug, Jul, Sep Coat a Roof in San Francisco →
Lawn Seeding — Jan, Mar, May Seed a Lawn in San Francisco →

Project weather, month by month

Workable days per month by task, from NOAA 1991–2020 normals for SAN FRANCISCO DWTN, CA US. Darker = more workable days.
TaskJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Deck Staining 20 18 20 23 27 28 30 30 29 27 22 20
Exterior Painting 20 18 20 23 27 28 30 30 29 27 22 20
Driveway Sealing 0 0 0 7 27 28 30 30 29 27 15 0
Concrete Pouring 20 18 20 23 27 28 30 30 29 27 22 20
Roof Coating 20 18 20 23 27 28 30 30 29 27 22 20
Lawn Seeding 31 29 31 30 31 30 31 31 30 31 30 31

Season edges differ by task — that's the point of checking six at once. In San Francisco the earliest opener starts around May and the last holdout closes after November. A week that fails the paint rules on humidity can still pass seeding, and a frost that ends concrete season leaves sealing untouched until nights slip under 50°F.

If you only open one full check, make it lawn seeding — San Francisco's longest season at 366 workable days.

Full 10-day checks

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Climatology: NOAA 1991–2020 normals via SAN FRANCISCO DWTN, CA US (2.3 km from San Francisco center); live outlook by Open-Meteo.