When to paint a house exterior in Newport, RI
When to paint in Newport, RI
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 August, at about 14 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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- 4May
- 12Jun
- 14Jul
- 14Aug
- 13Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 42°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 43°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 49°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 8 | 38° / 57°F |
| May | 4 | 2 | 13 | 47° / 67°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 14 | 56° / 76°F |
| July | 14 | 8 | 14 | 64° / 82°F |
| August | 14 | 8 | 14 | 64° / 82°F |
| September | 13 | 9 | 15 | 58° / 75°F |
| October | 4 | 3 | 13 | 48° / 66°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 37° / 56°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 30° / 47°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Newport compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Warwick (68 a year, 16 miles north); 2 get fewer, down to 54 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 Newport | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick, RI | 16 mi north | 68 | June to September | Theodore F Green State Airport |
| Fall River, MA | 21 mi northeast | 54 | July to August | New Bedford Rgnl Airport |
| Cranston, RI | 22 mi northwest | 68 | June to September | Theodore F Green State Airport |
| East Providence, RI | 22 mi north | 68 | June to September | Theodore F Green State Airport |
| New Bedford, MA | 23 mi northeast | 54 | July to August | New Bedford Rgnl Airport |
| Providence, RI | 24 mi north | 68 | June to September | Theodore F Green State Airport |
How Newport ranks in RI
Of 8 RI places with 10,000 people or more, Newport (population 24,482, 7th largest) ranks 8th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 62. The longest season in the state is Providence, 68 days, 24 miles north. No place in RI has a shorter one. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Newport State Airport (4.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.