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Homes in Port Charlotte
Port Charlotte is a city of houses: of its 32,680 homes, 86% are detached, 3% are townhouses and other attached houses and 11% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The 1980s and 1990s built 43% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 41% are older than that and 17% newer. The median home dates from 1983. Owners live in 83% of homes.
In nearby North Port, 7 miles away, 13% of homes were built before 1980, so Port Charlotte's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Port Charlotte's homes are newer than those in 62% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Whole-house orders
With 86% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 83% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Replacement windows
40% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Port Charlotte weather and your shutters
At Punta Gorda 4 Ese, FL (9 mi away), August averages a high of 94.1°F and January a low of 52.5°F. Average highs reach 85°F from April to October.
About 136 days a year reach 90°F, 1 nights fall to freezing and 58.6 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around August and least in February.
Among the Florida cities we have climate normals for, Port Charlotte has the second-most hot days.
That's more 90°F days than in 96% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 13 h 50 min on the longest day to 10 h 26 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 86° above the horizon in June and 40° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Punta Gorda 4 Ese, FL (temperature) and North Port 2.6 E, FL (precipitation, 5 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 76.8°F | 52.5°F | 2.6 in |
| Feb | 79.5°F | 55°F | 2.2 in |
| Mar | 82.9°F | 57.8°F | 2.7 in |
| Apr | 87.2°F | 62.5°F | 2.4 in |
| May | 91.4°F | 67.4°F | 3.8 in |
| Jun | 93.4°F | 73°F | 9.1 in |
| Jul | 94°F | 74.7°F | 9 in |
| Aug | 94.1°F | 75.2°F | 9.8 in |
| Sep | 92.5°F | 74.2°F | 9 in |
| Oct | 88.7°F | 68.3°F | 3.6 in |
| Nov | 82.9°F | 60°F | 2.2 in |
| Dec | 78.7°F | 55.6°F | 2.2 in |
Humid summers
Hot days and 58.6 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Months of hard sun
With 136 days a year above 90°F, sun on the window is the main thing shutters do here. Closed louvers stop direct sun before it reaches the room; angled up, they still let light bounce off the ceiling. On south and west windows, white and light finishes stay cooler and show fading less than dark stains; keep stains for windows out of the afternoon sun.
Fitting them in Port Charlotte
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Port Charlotte
- North Port 7 mi
- Cape Coral 25 mi
- Fort Myers 31 mi
- Sarasota 36 mi
- Lehigh Acres 39 mi
- Bradenton 45 mi
More about shutters in Port Charlotte
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Port Charlotte’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.