When to paint a house exterior in Richland, WA
When to paint in Richland, WA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May to June, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to June, call for quotes in March 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 May, Jun, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 8May
- 10Jun
- 5Jul
- 5Aug
- 11Sep
- 3Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 31° / 44°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 30° / 50°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 9 | 35° / 60°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 18 | 41° / 70°F |
| May | 8 | 5 | 20 | 50° / 81°F |
| June | 10 | 7 | 14 | 56° / 88°F |
| July | 5 | 3 | 5 | 62° / 97°F |
| August | 5 | 5 | 6 | 61° / 95°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 21 | 53° / 84°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 21 | 41° / 69°F |
| November | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 34° / 52°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 31° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 84 days a year here.
Towns near Richland compared
4 get fewer, down to 27 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. West Richland, Grandview are read from the same station as Richland, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Richland | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Richland, WA | 5 mi northwest | 47 | May to June | same station |
| Kennewick, WA | 8 mi southeast | 34 | June | Tri-Cities Airport |
| Pasco, WA | 8 mi east | 34 | June | Tri-Cities Airport |
| Grandview, WA | 30 mi west | 47 | May to June | same station |
| Hermiston, OR | 31 mi south | 35 | June | Hermiston Municipal Airport |
| Sunnyside, WA | 34 mi west | 27 | June | Yakima Air Terminal/Mcalsr Fi |
How Richland ranks in WA
Of 91 WA places with 10,000 people or more, Richland (population 64,372, 21st largest) ranks 62nd for painting days, 24 days below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Seattle, 108 days, 171 miles northwest. The shortest is Sunnyside at 27. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 84 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Richland Airport (1.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.