When to paint a house exterior in Lewiston, ME
When to paint in Lewiston, ME
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July, with 1 good month a year. The best month is July, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July, call for quotes in May 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 Jul, Aug.
- under 1Jan
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- under 1Apr
- 3May
- 6Jun
- 14Jul
- 12Aug
- 6Sep
- 1Oct
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 12° / 33°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 13° / 36°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 44°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 32° / 56°F |
| May | 3 | 3 | 15 | 42° / 69°F |
| June | 6 | 3 | 14 | 51° / 76°F |
| July | 14 | 6 | 16 | 58° / 82°F |
| August | 12 | 7 | 16 | 56° / 81°F |
| September | 6 | 3 | 16 | 49° / 75°F |
| October | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 38° / 62°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 49°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 19° / 39°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Lewiston compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Augusta (53 a year, 28 miles northeast). 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. Auburn is read from the same station as Lewiston, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Lewiston | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn, ME | 4 mi west | 41 | July | same station |
| Augusta, ME | 28 mi northeast | 53 | July to August | Augusta State Airport |
| Westbrook, ME | 28 mi south | 52 | July to August | Portland International Jetpor |
| Portland, ME | 32 mi south | 52 | July to August | Portland International Jetpor |
| South Portland, ME | 32 mi south | 52 | July to August | Portland International Jetpor |
| Waterville, ME | 40 mi northeast | 43 | July to August | Waterville Robert Lafleur Arp |
How Lewiston ranks in ME
Of 11 ME places with 10,000 people or more, Lewiston (population 38,772, 2nd largest) ranks 9th for painting days, 11 days below the state median of 52. The longest season in the state is Biddeford, 75 days, 46 miles south. The shortest is Sanford at 33. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport (6.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.