When to paint a house exterior in Apopka, FL
When to paint in Apopka, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is February to April, with 6 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 21 painting days. Book a painter by December.
If you want the house done in February to April, call for quotes in December or earlier; a job pushed past April is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 10Jan
- 16Feb
- 21Mar
- 18Apr
- 9May
- 2Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 18Oct
- 19Nov
- 15Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 | 10 | 21 | 51° / 75°F |
| February | 16 | 14 | 22 | 55° / 79°F |
| March | 21 | 17 | 23 | 60° / 83°F |
| April | 18 | 14 | 18 | 64° / 87°F |
| May | 9 | 9 | 9 | 69° / 91°F |
| June | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 93°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 94°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 94°F |
| September | 3 | 1 | 3 | 74° / 92°F |
| October | 18 | 16 | 18 | 69° / 87°F |
| November | 19 | 13 | 20 | 62° / 81°F |
| December | 15 | 11 | 21 | 56° / 77°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 27 days a year here.
Towns near Apopka compared
2 get fewer, down to 120 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. Ocoee, Altamonte Springs, Maitland, Winter Garden are read from the same station as Apopka, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Apopka | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocoee, FL | 8 mi south | 130 | February to April | same station |
| Altamonte Springs, FL | 9 mi east | 130 | February to April | same station |
| Mount Dora, FL | 10 mi northwest | 120 | February to May | Leesburg Regional Airport |
| Maitland, FL | 11 mi southeast | 130 | February to April | same station |
| Longwood, FL | 11 mi east | 123 | February to April | Orlando Sanford Airport |
| Winter Garden, FL | 12 mi south | 130 | February to April | same station |
How Apopka ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Apopka (population 62,777, 50th largest) ranks 114th for painting days, 15 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 121 miles south. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 27 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Executive Airport (16.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.