When to paint a house exterior in Mountlake Terrace, WA
When to paint in Mountlake Terrace, WA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to September, with 4 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 26 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 8May
- 14Jun
- 26Jul
- 25Aug
- 15Sep
- 3Oct
- under 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 36° / 48°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 36° / 48°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 9 | 38° / 54°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 14 | 42° / 59°F |
| May | 8 | 5 | 18 | 48° / 66°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 19 | 52° / 71°F |
| July | 26 | 23 | 26 | 55° / 77°F |
| August | 25 | 19 | 25 | 56° / 78°F |
| September | 15 | 15 | 18 | 53° / 71°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 10 | 46° / 61°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 40° / 52°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 36° / 47°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 60 days a year here.
Towns near Mountlake Terrace compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Mountlake Terrace's 92 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Lynnwood, Lake Forest Park, Edmonds, Shoreline, Kenmore, Bothell are read from the same station as Mountlake Terrace, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Mountlake Terrace | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynnwood, WA | 2 mi north | 92 | June to September | same station |
| Lake Forest Park, WA | 2 mi south | 92 | June to September | same station |
| Edmonds, WA | 3 mi northwest | 92 | June to September | same station |
| Shoreline, WA | 3 mi southwest | 92 | June to September | same station |
| Kenmore, WA | 4 mi southeast | 92 | June to September | same station |
| Bothell, WA | 5 mi east | 92 | June to September | same station |
How Mountlake Terrace ranks in WA
Of 91 WA places with 10,000 people or more, Mountlake Terrace (population 25,198, 46th largest) ranks 28th for painting days, 21 days above the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Seattle, 108 days, 12 miles south. The shortest is Sunnyside at 27. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 60 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Snohomish County (Paine Fd) Airport (7.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.