When to paint a house exterior in Anacortes, WA
When to paint in Anacortes, WA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 22 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May or earlier; a job pushed past August 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
- 4May
- 12Jun
- 22Jul
- 16Aug
- 6Sep
- 1Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 37° / 47°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 37° / 47°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 10 | 39° / 52°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 18 | 42° / 57°F |
| May | 4 | 4 | 20 | 47° / 63°F |
| June | 12 | 10 | 22 | 51° / 68°F |
| July | 22 | 20 | 27 | 53° / 72°F |
| August | 16 | 14 | 21 | 53° / 72°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 10 | 50° / 67°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 4 | 45° / 58°F |
| November | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 40° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 36° / 45°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 82 days a year here.
Towns near Anacortes compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Burlington (91 a year, 14 miles east). 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 Anacortes | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Harbor, WA | 13 mi south | 70 | July to August | Whidbey Island Naval Air Station |
| Burlington, WA | 14 mi east | 91 | June to September | Skagit Regional Airport |
| Mount Vernon, WA | 15 mi east | 91 | June to September | Skagit Regional Airport |
| Sedro-Woolley, WA | 18 mi east | 91 | June to September | Skagit Regional Airport |
| Bellingham, WA | 20 mi north | 69 | July to August | Bellingham International Airport |
| Ferndale, WA | 25 mi north | 69 | July to August | Bellingham International Airport |
How Anacortes ranks in WA
Of 91 WA places with 10,000 people or more, Anacortes (population 18,148, 63rd largest) ranks 55th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Seattle, 108 days, 61 miles south. The shortest is Sunnyside at 27. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 82 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Padilla Bay Reserve (7.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.