When to paint a house exterior in Washougal, WA
When to paint in Washougal, WA
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 Washougal compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Vancouver (87 a year, 13 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. Troutdale, Camas, Fairview, Gresham, Happy Valley are read from the same station as Washougal, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Washougal | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troutdale, OR | 4 mi southwest | 72 | July to August | same station |
| Camas, WA | 4 mi west | 72 | July to August | same station |
| Fairview, OR | 5 mi southwest | 72 | July to August | same station |
| Gresham, OR | 7 mi southwest | 72 | July to August | same station |
| Vancouver, WA | 13 mi west | 87 | June to September | Portland International Airport |
| Happy Valley, OR | 13 mi southwest | 72 | July to August | same station |
How Washougal ranks in WA
Of 91 WA places with 10,000 people or more, Washougal (population 17,944, 64th largest) ranks 45th for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Seattle, 108 days, 141 miles north. The shortest is Sunnyside at 27. 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 (3.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.