When to paint a house exterior in Covington, WA
When to paint in Covington, WA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to September, with 5 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 26 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to September, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past September is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 12May
- 19Jun
- 26Jul
- 25Aug
- 16Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 37° / 50°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 36° / 51°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 10 | 38° / 57°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 16 | 42° / 62°F |
| May | 12 | 8 | 23 | 49° / 70°F |
| June | 19 | 16 | 22 | 54° / 76°F |
| July | 26 | 26 | 26 | 58° / 82°F |
| August | 25 | 22 | 25 | 58° / 82°F |
| September | 16 | 16 | 21 | 54° / 74°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 15 | 46° / 64°F |
| November | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 40° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 36° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 67 days a year here.
Towns near Covington compared
4 get fewer, down to 93 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. Maple Valley, Renton are read from the same station as Covington, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Covington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Valley, WA | 3 mi east | 104 | May to September | same station |
| Kent, WA | 5 mi west | 93 | June to September | Seattle-Tacoma International |
| Auburn, WA | 6 mi southwest | 93 | June to September | Seattle-Tacoma International |
| Renton, WA | 9 mi northwest | 104 | May to September | same station |
| Des Moines, WA | 10 mi west | 93 | June to September | Seattle-Tacoma International |
| SeaTac, WA | 11 mi northwest | 93 | June to September | Seattle-Tacoma International |
How Covington ranks in WA
Of 91 WA places with 10,000 people or more, Covington (population 21,567, 54th largest) ranks 11th for painting days, 34 days above the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Seattle, 108 days, 21 miles northwest. The shortest is Sunnyside at 27. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 67 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Renton Municipal Airport (10.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.