When to paint a house exterior in Aberdeen, WA
When to paint in Aberdeen, WA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July, with 1 good month a year. The best month is July, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July, call for quotes in May or earlier; a job pushed past July is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 3May
- 8Jun
- 16Jul
- 11Aug
- 6Sep
- 1Oct
- under 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 38° / 50°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 37° / 50°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 38° / 54°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 8 | 41° / 58°F |
| May | 3 | 3 | 11 | 47° / 63°F |
| June | 8 | 7 | 14 | 51° / 67°F |
| July | 16 | 16 | 18 | 54° / 70°F |
| August | 11 | 11 | 14 | 55° / 73°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 11 | 52° / 70°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 7 | 46° / 62°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 40° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 37° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Aberdeen compared
6 get fewer, down to 31 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 Aberdeen | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton, WA | 37 mi northeast | 43 | July to August | Sanderson Field Airport |
| Tumwater, WA | 42 mi east | 31 | July to August | Olympia Airport |
| Centralia, WA | 43 mi southeast | 31 | July to August | Olympia Airport |
| Olympia, WA | 43 mi east | 31 | July to August | Olympia Airport |
| Lacey, WA | 48 mi east | 31 | July to August | Olympia Airport |
| Yelm, WA | 55 mi east | 43 | July to August | Gray Aff Airport |
How Aberdeen ranks in WA
Of 91 WA places with 10,000 people or more, Aberdeen (population 17,044, 65th largest) ranks 65th for painting days, 25 days below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Seattle, 108 days, 82 miles northeast. The shortest is Sunnyside at 27. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Bowerman Airport (5.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.