When to paint a house exterior in Moses Lake, WA
When to paint in Moses Lake, WA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May to September, 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 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 7May
- 9Jun
- 9Jul
- 9Aug
- 6Sep
- 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 | 1 | 24° / 39°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 24° / 46°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 30° / 58°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 12 | 36° / 67°F |
| May | 7 | 6 | 22 | 46° / 78°F |
| June | 9 | 9 | 17 | 52° / 86°F |
| July | 9 | 7 | 10 | 57° / 94°F |
| August | 9 | 7 | 11 | 56° / 92°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 22 | 47° / 81°F |
| October | 1 | under 1 | 13 | 37° / 67°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 39°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 77 days a year here.
Towns near Moses Lake compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in East Wenatchee (71 a year, 51 miles northwest); 1 gets fewer, down to 34 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 Moses Lake | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Wenatchee, WA | 51 mi northwest | 71 | August to September | Pangborn Memorial Airport |
| Wenatchee, WA | 54 mi northwest | 71 | August to September | Pangborn Memorial Airport |
| West Richland, WA | 56 mi south | 47 | May to June | Richland Airport |
| Richland, WA | 58 mi south | 47 | May to June | Richland Airport |
| Pasco, WA | 60 mi south | 34 | June | Tri-Cities Airport |
| Ellensburg, WA | 61 mi west | 43 | June to September | Bowers Field Airport |
How Moses Lake ranks in WA
Of 91 WA places with 10,000 people or more, Moses Lake (population 26,969, 44th largest) ranks 78th for painting days, 30 days below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Seattle, 108 days, 148 miles west. The shortest is Sunnyside at 27. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 77 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Grant County International Airport (5.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.