When to paint a house exterior in Battle Ground, WA
When to paint in Battle Ground, WA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to August, with 3 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 20 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to August, call for quotes in April 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 8May
- 13Jun
- 20Jul
- 19Aug
- 11Sep
- 3Oct
- 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 | 34° / 49°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 34° / 52°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 37° / 58°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 13 | 41° / 64°F |
| May | 8 | 5 | 19 | 48° / 73°F |
| June | 13 | 11 | 18 | 53° / 79°F |
| July | 20 | 20 | 21 | 57° / 86°F |
| August | 19 | 17 | 20 | 58° / 87°F |
| September | 11 | 10 | 19 | 52° / 79°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 14 | 45° / 67°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 39° / 55°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 35° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 61 days a year here.
Towns near Battle Ground compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Vancouver (87 a year, 10 miles south); 2 get fewer, down to 58 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 Battle Ground | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield, WA | 7 mi northwest | 58 | July to August | Scappoose Indus Airpk Airport |
| Vancouver, WA | 10 mi south | 87 | June to September | Portland International Airport |
| Camas, WA | 13 mi southeast | 72 | July to August | Portland-Troutdale Airport |
| St. Helens, OR | 14 mi northwest | 58 | July to August | Scappoose Indus Airpk Airport |
| Washougal, WA | 16 mi southeast | 72 | July to August | Portland-Troutdale Airport |
| Fairview, OR | 17 mi south | 72 | July to August | Portland-Troutdale Airport |
How Battle Ground ranks in WA
Of 91 WA places with 10,000 people or more, Battle Ground (population 22,959, 50th largest) ranks 43rd for painting days, 4 days above the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Seattle, 108 days, 128 miles north. The shortest is Sunnyside at 27. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 61 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Pearson Field Airport (12.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.