Kitsap County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Port Orchard, WA
Rain in Port Orchard adds up to about 57 inches in a normal year, with about 14 days that bring an inch or more. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 25.0 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 3.5. Off a 1,000-square-foot roof, that comes to about 35,300 gallons a year for the gutters to carry.
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NOAA station USC00450872, 3 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
By heavy-rain days, Port Orchard falls 28th for heavy-rain days of the 344 places in Washington on this site (13.9 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 1995). By first frost it falls near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (November 14).
When to clean gutters in Port Orchard
The first fall frost comes around November 14 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 29 (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 Port Orchard
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Port Orchard; 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 Port Orchard
Half the homes in Port Orchard were built by 1995, 31% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). Houses that age have often had their gutters replaced once already; if not, the original runs and the boards behind them deserve a close look.
59% of households own their home, and 65% of homes are detached houses, 3% townhouses. If an association maintains the exterior, the gutters may be its job rather than yours; check before calling.
Hiring in Washington
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Port Orchard which license or registration they hold in Washington, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Port Orchard
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 1995, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: