When to paint a house exterior in Biddeford, ME
When to paint in Biddeford, ME
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to September, with 4 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past September is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 7May
- 16Jun
- 18Jul
- 18Aug
- 12Sep
- 3Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 35°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 22° / 37°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 43°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 14 | 37° / 52°F |
| May | 7 | 7 | 20 | 48° / 63°F |
| June | 16 | 16 | 19 | 56° / 72°F |
| July | 18 | 16 | 18 | 62° / 78°F |
| August | 18 | 17 | 19 | 62° / 77°F |
| September | 12 | 11 | 18 | 55° / 71°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 15 | 46° / 61°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 9 | 35° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 40°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 66 days a year here.
Towns near Biddeford compared
6 get fewer, down to 33 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 Biddeford | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saco, ME | 6 mi north | 52 | July to August | Portland International Jetpor |
| South Portland, ME | 14 mi north | 52 | July to August | Portland International Jetpor |
| Portland, ME | 17 mi northeast | 52 | July to August | Portland International Jetpor |
| Sanford, ME | 18 mi west | 33 | July to August | Sanford Regional Airport |
| Westbrook, ME | 19 mi north | 52 | July to August | Portland International Jetpor |
| Somersworth, NH | 28 mi southwest | 51 | July to August | Skyhaven Airport |
How Biddeford ranks in ME
Of 11 ME places with 10,000 people or more, Biddeford (population 22,370, 7th largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 23 days above the state median of 52. No place in ME has a longer season. The shortest is Sanford at 33. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 66 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Wells Reserve (10.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.