When to paint a house exterior in Yakima, WA
When to paint in Yakima, WA
Exterior painting here is a gamble in any month. The painting window is June, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 6 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 Jun, Aug.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 6Jun
- 5Jul
- 5Aug
- 3Sep
- 1Oct
- under 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 24° / 42°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 49°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 59°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 12 | 35° / 67°F |
| May | 6 | 3 | 21 | 45° / 79°F |
| June | 6 | 6 | 17 | 50° / 86°F |
| July | 5 | 4 | 9 | 56° / 94°F |
| August | 5 | 5 | 10 | 54° / 93°F |
| September | 3 | 2 | 22 | 45° / 82°F |
| October | 1 | under 1 | 12 | 36° / 68°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 52°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 84 days a year here.
Towns near Yakima compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in East Wenatchee (71 a year, 58 miles north). 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. Sunnyside is read from the same station as Yakima, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Yakima | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellensburg, WA | 28 mi north | 43 | June to September | Bowers Field Airport |
| Sunnyside, WA | 32 mi southeast | 27 | June | same station |
| Grandview, WA | 39 mi southeast | 47 | May to June | Richland Airport |
| East Wenatchee, WA | 58 mi north | 71 | August to September | Pangborn Memorial Airport |
| West Richland, WA | 59 mi east | 47 | May to June | Richland Airport |
| Wenatchee, WA | 59 mi north | 71 | August to September | Pangborn Memorial Airport |
How Yakima ranks in WA
Of 91 WA places with 10,000 people or more, Yakima (population 97,390, 11th largest) ranks 90th for painting days, 44 days below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Seattle, 108 days, 111 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 Yakima Air Terminal/Mcalsr Fi (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+.