When to paint a house exterior in The Dalles, OR
When to paint in The Dalles, OR
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June, with 1 good month a year. The best month is June, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June, call for quotes in April 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, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 9May
- 14Jun
- 12Jul
- 10Aug
- 12Sep
- 4Oct
- 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 | 31° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 31° / 51°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 8 | 34° / 59°F |
| April | 2 | 1 | 17 | 40° / 68°F |
| May | 9 | 6 | 22 | 49° / 79°F |
| June | 14 | 11 | 18 | 55° / 86°F |
| July | 12 | 9 | 12 | 61° / 94°F |
| August | 10 | 10 | 11 | 60° / 93°F |
| September | 12 | 10 | 20 | 52° / 83°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 19 | 42° / 70°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 35° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 31° / 45°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 78 days a year here.
Towns near The Dalles compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Sandy (72 a year, 56 miles west). 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 The Dalles | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy, OR | 56 mi west | 72 | July to August | Portland-Troutdale Airport |
| Washougal, WA | 58 mi west | 72 | July to August | Portland-Troutdale Airport |
| Troutdale, OR | 60 mi west | 72 | July to August | Portland-Troutdale Airport |
| Camas, WA | 62 mi west | 72 | July to August | Portland-Troutdale Airport |
| Fairview, OR | 62 mi west | 72 | July to August | Portland-Troutdale Airport |
| Gresham, OR | 63 mi west | 72 | July to August | Portland-Troutdale Airport |
How The Dalles ranks in OR
Of 57 OR places with 10,000 people or more, The Dalles (population 15,884, 37th largest) ranks 27th for painting days, 10 days above the state median of 52. The longest season in the state is Portland, 87 days, 73 miles west. The shortest is Klamath Falls at 5. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 78 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Municipal Airport (1.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.