When to paint a house exterior in Medford, OR
When to paint in Medford, 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 Medford compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Grants Pass (81 a year, 25 miles west); 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. Central Point, Ashland are read from the same station as Medford, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Medford | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Point, OR | 4 mi northwest | 35 | June to July | same station |
| Ashland, OR | 13 mi southeast | 35 | June to July | same station |
| Grants Pass, OR | 25 mi west | 81 | July to August | Sexton Summit |
| Klamath Falls, OR | 55 mi east | 5 | none reliable | Klamath Falls Airport |
| Roseburg, OR | 66 mi north | 65 | June to August | Roseburg Regional Airport |
| Coos Bay, OR | 101 mi northwest | 38 | July | North Bend Municipal Airport |
How Medford ranks in OR
Of 57 OR places with 10,000 people or more, Medford (population 86,301, 8th largest) ranks 44th for painting days, 17 days below the state median of 52. The longest season in the state is Portland, 87 days, 221 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 (3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.