When to paint a house exterior in Augusta, ME
When to paint in Augusta, ME
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May or earlier; a job pushed past August is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- 4May
- 8Jun
- 14Jul
- 15Aug
- 10Sep
- 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 | 15° / 33°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 15° / 36°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 23° / 44°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 34° / 56°F |
| May | 4 | 3 | 18 | 44° / 70°F |
| June | 8 | 6 | 13 | 53° / 77°F |
| July | 14 | 7 | 14 | 61° / 83°F |
| August | 15 | 8 | 16 | 60° / 82°F |
| September | 10 | 8 | 17 | 52° / 76°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 11 | 41° / 62°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 30° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 20° / 38°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Augusta compared
3 get fewer, down to 41 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.
| Place | From Augusta | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterville, ME | 15 mi north | 43 | July to August | Waterville Robert Lafleur Arp |
| Lewiston, ME | 28 mi southwest | 41 | July | Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport |
| Auburn, ME | 31 mi southwest | 41 | July | Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport |
| Westbrook, ME | 53 mi southwest | 52 | July to August | Portland International Jetpor |
| Portland, ME | 53 mi southwest | 52 | July to August | Portland International Jetpor |
| South Portland, ME | 56 mi southwest | 52 | July to August | Portland International Jetpor |
How Augusta ranks in ME
Of 11 ME places with 10,000 people or more, Augusta (population 19,168, 10th largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 52. The longest season in the state is Biddeford, 75 days, 70 miles southwest. The shortest is Sanford at 33. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Augusta State Airport (3.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.