When to paint a house exterior in Grants Pass, OR
When to paint in Grants Pass, OR
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 22 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 4May
- 11Jun
- 20Jul
- 22Aug
- 12Sep
- 8Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 33° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 32° / 45°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 32° / 47°F |
| April | 2 | 1 | 10 | 35° / 55°F |
| May | 4 | 4 | 18 | 41° / 65°F |
| June | 11 | 10 | 23 | 48° / 73°F |
| July | 20 | 20 | 28 | 54° / 80°F |
| August | 22 | 21 | 27 | 56° / 81°F |
| September | 12 | 12 | 23 | 50° / 71°F |
| October | 8 | 8 | 17 | 44° / 61°F |
| November | 2 | 1 | 7 | 36° / 49°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 32° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 96 days a year here.
Towns near Grants Pass compared
6 get 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.
| Place | From Grants Pass | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Point, OR | 22 mi east | 35 | June to July | Rogue Valley International-Medford Air |
| Medford, OR | 25 mi east | 35 | June to July | Rogue Valley International-Medford Air |
| Ashland, OR | 36 mi southeast | 35 | June to July | Rogue Valley International-Medford Air |
| Roseburg, OR | 55 mi north | 65 | June to August | Roseburg Regional Airport |
| Coos Bay, OR | 80 mi northwest | 38 | July | North Bend Municipal Airport |
| Klamath Falls, OR | 81 mi east | 5 | none reliable | Klamath Falls Airport |
How Grants Pass ranks in OR
Of 57 OR places with 10,000 people or more, Grants Pass (population 39,468, 14th largest) ranks 3rd for painting days, 29 days above the state median of 52. The longest season in the state is Portland, 87 days, 217 miles north. The shortest is Klamath Falls at 5. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 96 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Sexton Summit (11.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.