When to paint a house exterior in Pendleton, OR
When to paint in Pendleton, OR
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 August, at about 8 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.
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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 | 2 | 28° / 49°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 58°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 12 | 37° / 65°F |
| May | 3 | 3 | 21 | 45° / 75°F |
| June | 8 | 7 | 17 | 51° / 85°F |
| July | 8 | 5 | 10 | 57° / 94°F |
| August | 8 | 8 | 12 | 56° / 92°F |
| September | 7 | 6 | 21 | 49° / 81°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 17 | 40° / 68°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 52°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 28° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 89 days a year here.
Towns near Pendleton compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Walla Walla (63 a year, 36 miles northeast); 1 gets fewer, down to 21 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 Pendleton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermiston, OR | 25 mi northwest | 35 | June | Hermiston Municipal Airport |
| Walla Walla, WA | 36 mi northeast | 63 | June | Walla Walla Regional Airport |
| Kennewick, WA | 40 mi northwest | 34 | June | Tri-Cities Airport |
| La Grande, OR | 43 mi southeast | 21 | none reliable | La Grande/Union County Airport |
| Pasco, WA | 43 mi north | 34 | June | Tri-Cities Airport |
| Richland, WA | 48 mi northwest | 47 | May to June | Richland Airport |
How Pendleton ranks in OR
Of 57 OR places with 10,000 people or more, Pendleton (population 17,026, 36th largest) ranks 43rd for painting days, 16 days below the state median of 52. The longest season in the state is Portland, 87 days, 185 miles west. The shortest is Klamath Falls at 5. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 89 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Eastern Or Regional At Pendle (2.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.