When to paint a house exterior in Avon Park, FL
When to paint in Avon Park, FL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is February to April, with 5 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 18 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
- 17Feb
- 18Mar
- 14Apr
- 7May
- 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 16Oct
- 13Nov
- 10Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 | 8 | 22 | 50° / 77°F |
| February | 17 | 17 | 24 | 53° / 81°F |
| March | 18 | 15 | 22 | 58° / 86°F |
| April | 14 | 11 | 16 | 59° / 88°F |
| May | 7 | 5 | 7 | 65° / 92°F |
| June | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 71° / 93°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 94°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 75° / 94°F |
| September | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 92°F |
| October | 16 | 13 | 16 | 67° / 87°F |
| November | 13 | 9 | 17 | 61° / 82°F |
| December | 10 | 9 | 21 | 52° / 78°F |
Deck stain does best in February. Low-temperature paint adds about 39 days a year here.
Towns near Avon Park compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Sebring (121 a year, 9 miles southeast). 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 Avon Park | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebring, FL | 9 mi southeast | 121 | February to April | Sebring Rgnl |
| Lake Wales, FL | 24 mi north | 120 | February to April | Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport |
| Bartow, FL | 28 mi northwest | 120 | February to April | Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport |
| Winter Haven, FL | 34 mi northwest | 120 | February to April | Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport |
| Haines City, FL | 37 mi north | 120 | February to April | Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport |
| Davenport, FL | 40 mi north | 120 | February to April | Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport |
How Avon Park ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Avon Park (population 10,415, 170th largest) ranks 163rd for painting days, 36 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 56 miles southwest. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 39 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Avon Park Gunnery Range (11.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.