When to paint a house exterior in Hermiston, OR
When to paint in Hermiston, OR
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 8 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jun, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 8Jun
- 5Jul
- 6Aug
- 7Sep
- 2Oct
- under 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 51°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 32° / 60°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 14 | 37° / 68°F |
| May | 6 | 4 | 20 | 46° / 79°F |
| June | 8 | 7 | 16 | 53° / 88°F |
| July | 5 | 4 | 6 | 58° / 96°F |
| August | 6 | 6 | 8 | 56° / 94°F |
| September | 7 | 6 | 21 | 49° / 83°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 17 | 39° / 69°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 32° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 85 days a year here.
Towns near Hermiston compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Richland (47 a year, 31 miles north). 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 Hermiston | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendleton, OR | 25 mi southeast | 36 | June to September | Eastern Or Regional At Pendle |
| Kennewick, WA | 26 mi north | 34 | June | Tri-Cities Airport |
| Pasco, WA | 31 mi north | 34 | June | Tri-Cities Airport |
| Richland, WA | 31 mi north | 47 | May to June | Richland Airport |
| West Richland, WA | 34 mi north | 47 | May to June | Richland Airport |
| Grandview, WA | 41 mi northwest | 47 | May to June | Richland Airport |
How Hermiston ranks in OR
Of 57 OR places with 10,000 people or more, Hermiston (population 19,746, 32nd largest) ranks 46th for painting days, 17 days below the state median of 52. The longest season in the state is Portland, 87 days, 164 miles west. The shortest is Klamath Falls at 5. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 85 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Hermiston Municipal Airport (1.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.