When to paint a house exterior in Sandy, OR
When to paint in Sandy, OR
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 8May
- 11Jun
- 18Jul
- 16Aug
- 11Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 37° / 48°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 36° / 52°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 7 | 39° / 58°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 12 | 42° / 65°F |
| May | 8 | 4 | 18 | 48° / 74°F |
| June | 11 | 9 | 16 | 53° / 80°F |
| July | 18 | 17 | 19 | 57° / 87°F |
| August | 16 | 15 | 17 | 57° / 88°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 18 | 52° / 79°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 16 | 47° / 67°F |
| November | 1 | under 1 | 8 | 42° / 56°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 37° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 75 days a year here.
Towns near Sandy compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Sandy's 72 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Gresham, Troutdale, Happy Valley, Fairview, Washougal are read from the same station as Sandy, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Sandy | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gresham, OR | 11 mi northwest | 72 | July to August | same station |
| Troutdale, OR | 11 mi northwest | 72 | July to August | same station |
| Happy Valley, OR | 12 mi west | 72 | July to August | same station |
| Fairview, OR | 13 mi northwest | 72 | July to August | same station |
| Washougal, WA | 13 mi north | 72 | July to August | same station |
| Gladstone, OR | 16 mi west | 69 | June to August | Aurora State Airport |
How Sandy ranks in OR
Of 57 OR places with 10,000 people or more, Sandy (population 12,990, 43rd largest) ranks 7th for painting days, 20 days above the state median of 52. The longest season in the state is Portland, 87 days, 21 miles northwest. The shortest is Klamath Falls at 5. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 75 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Portland-Troutdale Airport (12.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.