Whatcom County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Blaine, WA
Rain in Blaine adds up to about 42 inches in a normal year, with about 5 days that bring an inch or more. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 15.2 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 4.2. Off a 1,000-square-foot roof, that comes to about 25,900 gallons a year for the gutters to carry.
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NOAA station USC00450729, 2 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
By heavy-rain days, Blaine falls near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (5.0 a year). By the age of its homes it sits among the newest by median year built of the 344 places in Washington on this site (half built by 1997). By first frost it falls near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (November 4).
When to clean gutters in Blaine
The first fall frost comes around November 4 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 31 (median dates, NOAA normals). A fall cleaning set for the weeks after that frost, when the branches over the house are bare, gets the year’s leaves in one trip; a spring visit follows once the pollen and catkins have come down.
When to clean gutters explains how the trees over a roof change the schedule.
Weather and gutters in Blaine
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Blaine; NOAA plans published Atlas 15 estimates for the lower 48 states no earlier than September 2027. Here gutters are sized from the roof and the local building department’s design rate.
The houses in Blaine
Half the homes in Blaine were built by 1997, 28% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). With homes this new, the gutters are usually the builder’s originals; keeping them clear matters more than replacing them.
69% of households own their home, and 70% of homes are detached houses, 7% townhouses. If an association maintains the exterior, the gutters may be its job rather than yours; check before calling.
Hiring in Washington
Before hiring in Blaine, ask which Washington license or registration the contractor holds and for a certificate of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Blaine
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 1997, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: