When to paint a house exterior in Ashland, OR
When to paint in Ashland, OR
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June to July, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 9 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to July, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past July is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Jun, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 5May
- 9Jun
- 6Jul
- 5Aug
- 7Sep
- 2Oct
- under 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 32° / 53°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 32° / 56°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 35° / 62°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 15 | 40° / 70°F |
| May | 5 | 4 | 21 | 46° / 79°F |
| June | 9 | 8 | 14 | 53° / 87°F |
| July | 6 | 3 | 7 | 60° / 96°F |
| August | 5 | 5 | 5 | 59° / 95°F |
| September | 7 | 6 | 16 | 51° / 86°F |
| October | 2 | 1 | 18 | 42° / 74°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 35° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 33° / 50°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 79 days a year here.
Towns near Ashland compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Grants Pass (81 a year, 36 miles northwest); 1 gets fewer, down to 5 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. Medford, Central Point are read from the same station as Ashland, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Ashland | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medford, OR | 13 mi northwest | 35 | June to July | same station |
| Central Point, OR | 17 mi northwest | 35 | June to July | same station |
| Grants Pass, OR | 36 mi northwest | 81 | July to August | Sexton Summit |
| Klamath Falls, OR | 47 mi east | 5 | none reliable | Klamath Falls Airport |
| Roseburg, OR | 79 mi northwest | 65 | June to August | Roseburg Regional Airport |
| Shasta Lake, CA | 106 mi south | 43 | May | Redding Municipal Airport |
How Ashland ranks in OR
Of 57 OR places with 10,000 people or more, Ashland (population 20,935, 29th largest) ranks 45th for painting days, 17 days below the state median of 52. The longest season in the state is Portland, 87 days, 231 miles north. The shortest is Klamath Falls at 5. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 79 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Rogue Valley International-Medford Air (15.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.