Cowlitz County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Kalama, WA
A normal year in Kalama brings about 68 inches of rain; on roughly 16 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 27.1 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 4.3. That is about 42,000 gallons a year off each 1,000 square feet of roof, every drop of it through a gutter and a downspout.
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NOAA station USC00454084, 5 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
For days with an inch of rain or more, Kalama ranks 22nd for heavy-rain days of the 344 places in Washington on this site (15.6 a year). By house age it falls among the newest by median year built of the 344 places in Washington on this site (half built by 1999). By its first fall frost it sits near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (November 5).
When to clean gutters in Kalama
The first fall frost comes around November 5 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 8 (median dates, NOAA normals). Plan the fall visit for after the frost, when the trees over the roof have finished dropping, and the spring visit for after the pollen and catkins.
When to clean gutters explains how the trees over a roof change the schedule.
Weather and gutters in Kalama
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Kalama; 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 Kalama
Half the homes in Kalama were built by 1999, 34% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). In a neighborhood that young, many houses still have the gutters the builder put up, and the usual call is a cleaning, a leak or guards rather than a full replacement.
63% of households own their home, and 61% of homes are detached houses, 2% townhouses. In a townhouse or HOA community, check who owns the gutters and what colors are allowed before booking.
Hiring in Washington
Ask any contractor working in Kalama what Washington requires of them for gutter work, and to show proof of insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Kalama
With 15.6 days a year of an inch or more, a clogged gutter or a short downspout shows up here quickly. The line takes all of it: