When to paint a house exterior in Wasilla, AK
When to paint in Wasilla, AK
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 10 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 Jul.
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 9° / 26°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 12° / 31°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 17° / 38°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 28° / 50°F |
| May | under 1 | under 1 | 14 | 37° / 61°F |
| June | 4 | 1 | 20 | 46° / 68°F |
| July | 10 | 6 | 17 | 50° / 70°F |
| August | 7 | 2 | 14 | 48° / 67°F |
| September | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 41° / 57°F |
| October | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 30° / 46°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 14° / 31°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 11° / 27°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 63 days a year here.
Towns near Wasilla compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Lynden (69 a year, 1358 miles southeast); 1 gets fewer, down to 14 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 Wasilla | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 29 mi south | 14 | July | Bryant Army Airfield Heliport |
| Fairbanks, AK | 232 mi north | 26 | July | Wainwright Army Airfield Airport |
| Juneau, AK | 571 mi east | 28 | June to August | South Douglas |
| Lynden, WA | 1358 mi southeast | 69 | July to August | Bellingham International Airport |
| Ferndale, WA | 1359 mi southeast | 69 | July to August | Bellingham International Airport |
| Bellingham, WA | 1368 mi southeast | 69 | July to August | Bellingham International Airport |
How Wasilla ranks in AK
Of 4 AK places with 10,000 people or more, Wasilla (population 10,318, 4th largest) ranks 3rd for painting days, right at the state median of 21. The longest season in the state is Juneau, 28 days, 571 miles east. The shortest is Anchorage at 14. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 63 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Wasilla Airport (2.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.