When to paint a house exterior in Newport, OR
When to paint in Newport, 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 July, at about 16 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
- 1Apr
- 5May
- 9Jun
- 16Jul
- 15Aug
- 6Sep
- 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 | 1 | 35° / 50°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 35° / 52°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 36° / 58°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 12 | 40° / 64°F |
| May | 5 | 3 | 21 | 45° / 72°F |
| June | 9 | 6 | 21 | 49° / 80°F |
| July | 16 | 15 | 21 | 53° / 87°F |
| August | 15 | 14 | 21 | 53° / 87°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 20 | 48° / 79°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 10 | 42° / 68°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 37° / 55°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 34° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 84 days a year here.
Towns near Newport compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Dallas (62 a year, 41 miles northeast); 1 gets fewer, down to 39 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. Corvallis, Albany are read from the same station as Newport, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Newport | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln City, OR | 25 mi north | 39 | July | Mc Minnville Municipal Airport |
| Corvallis, OR | 38 mi east | 52 | July to August | same station |
| Dallas, OR | 41 mi northeast | 62 | July to August | Mcnary Field Airport |
| Monmouth, OR | 43 mi east | 62 | July to August | Mcnary Field Airport |
| Independence, OR | 45 mi east | 62 | July to August | Mcnary Field Airport |
| Albany, OR | 47 mi east | 52 | July to August | same station |
How Newport ranks in OR
Of 57 OR places with 10,000 people or more, Newport (population 10,833, 48th largest) ranks 32nd for painting days, right at the state median of 52. The longest season in the state is Portland, 87 days, 93 miles northeast. The shortest is Klamath Falls at 5. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 84 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Corvallis Municipal Aprt (38.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.