When to paint a house exterior in Ellensburg, WA
When to paint in Ellensburg, WA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April 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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- 4May
- 9Jun
- 11Jul
- 10Aug
- 7Sep
- 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 | under 1 | 24° / 39°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 25° / 47°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 29° / 56°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 12 | 35° / 64°F |
| May | 4 | 3 | 23 | 44° / 75°F |
| June | 9 | 7 | 19 | 51° / 83°F |
| July | 11 | 10 | 13 | 57° / 92°F |
| August | 10 | 10 | 14 | 55° / 91°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 22 | 47° / 80°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 12 | 36° / 65°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 23° / 38°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 82 days a year here.
Towns near Ellensburg compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in East Wenatchee (71 a year, 31 miles northeast); 2 get fewer, down to 27 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 Ellensburg | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakima, WA | 28 mi south | 27 | June | Yakima Air Terminal/Mcalsr Fi |
| East Wenatchee, WA | 31 mi northeast | 71 | August to September | Pangborn Memorial Airport |
| Wenatchee, WA | 32 mi north | 71 | August to September | Pangborn Memorial Airport |
| Sunnyside, WA | 54 mi southeast | 27 | June | Yakima Air Terminal/Mcalsr Fi |
| Grandview, WA | 60 mi southeast | 47 | May to June | Richland Airport |
| Moses Lake, WA | 61 mi east | 41 | May to September | Grant County International Airport |
How Ellensburg ranks in WA
Of 91 WA places with 10,000 people or more, Ellensburg (population 20,996, 56th largest) ranks 67th for painting days, 28 days below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Seattle, 108 days, 95 miles northwest. 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 Bowers Field Airport (2.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.