When to paint a house exterior in Atlantic Beach, FL
When to paint in Atlantic Beach, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is March to May, with 6 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 19 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 5Jan
- 7Feb
- 14Mar
- 19Apr
- 19May
- 9Jun
- 4Jul
- 6Aug
- 12Sep
- 19Oct
- 12Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 4 | 16 | 47° / 68°F |
| February | 7 | 7 | 15 | 51° / 72°F |
| March | 14 | 11 | 19 | 56° / 76°F |
| April | 19 | 16 | 20 | 61° / 80°F |
| May | 19 | 16 | 19 | 68° / 86°F |
| June | 9 | 7 | 9 | 74° / 90°F |
| July | 4 | 3 | 4 | 76° / 92°F |
| August | 6 | 2 | 6 | 76° / 91°F |
| September | 12 | 7 | 12 | 75° / 88°F |
| October | 19 | 16 | 19 | 68° / 83°F |
| November | 12 | 11 | 16 | 59° / 75°F |
| December | 5 | 4 | 13 | 52° / 71°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 36 days a year here.
Towns near Atlantic Beach compared
5 get fewer, down to 91 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. Fernandina Beach is read from the same station as Atlantic Beach, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Atlantic Beach | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Beach, FL | 5 mi south | 112 | March to May | Craig Municipal Airport |
| Jacksonville, FL | 16 mi west | 119 | March to May | Jacksonville Naval Air Station |
| Fernandina Beach, FL | 22 mi north | 132 | March to May | same station |
| Green Cove Springs, FL | 30 mi southwest | 119 | March to May | Jacksonville Naval Air Station |
| St. Marys, GA | 31 mi north | 91 | April to May | Jacksonville International Airport |
| St. Augustine, FL | 31 mi south | 128 | March to May | St Augustine Airport |
How Atlantic Beach ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Atlantic Beach (population 13,279, 154th largest) ranks 113th for painting days, 13 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 232 miles south. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 36 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mayport Naf (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+.