When to paint a house exterior in Juneau, AK
When to paint in Juneau, AK
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June to August, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 9 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 Jun, Jul, Aug.
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- 7Aug
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 31° / 37°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 29° / 35°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 32° / 40°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 10 | 38° / 48°F |
| May | 3 | 2 | 17 | 45° / 56°F |
| June | 9 | 9 | 14 | 51° / 61°F |
| July | 9 | 9 | 9 | 54° / 62°F |
| August | 7 | 6 | 8 | 53° / 62°F |
| September | 1 | 1 | 2 | 49° / 56°F |
| October | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 42° / 48°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 35° / 40°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 31° / 37°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 39 days a year here.
Towns near Juneau compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Lynden (69 a year, 806 miles southeast); 2 get fewer, down to 14 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 Juneau | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 558 mi northwest | 14 | July | Bryant Army Airfield Heliport |
| Wasilla, AK | 571 mi northwest | 21 | July to August | Wasilla Airport |
| Fairbanks, AK | 626 mi northwest | 26 | July | Wainwright Army Airfield Airport |
| Lynden, WA | 806 mi southeast | 69 | July to August | Bellingham International Airport |
| Ferndale, WA | 809 mi southeast | 69 | July to August | Bellingham International Airport |
| Bellingham, WA | 818 mi southeast | 69 | July to August | Bellingham International Airport |
How Juneau ranks in AK
Of 4 AK places with 10,000 people or more, Juneau (population 31,572, 3rd largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 7 days above the state median of 21. No place in AK has a longer season. The shortest is Anchorage at 14. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 39 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from South Douglas (11.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.