When to paint a house exterior in Boca Raton, FL
When to paint in Boca Raton, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is October to May, with 8 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 23 painting days. Book a painter by August.
If you want the house done in October to May, call for quotes in August 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, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 19Jan
- 17Feb
- 23Mar
- 20Apr
- 18May
- 9Jun
- 3Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 15Oct
- 19Nov
- 18Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 16 | 22 | 61° / 79°F |
| February | 17 | 12 | 19 | 64° / 81°F |
| March | 23 | 20 | 23 | 67° / 83°F |
| April | 20 | 15 | 20 | 70° / 85°F |
| May | 18 | 13 | 18 | 73° / 87°F |
| June | 9 | 5 | 9 | 76° / 89°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 78° / 91°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78° / 91°F |
| September | 6 | 3 | 6 | 77° / 90°F |
| October | 15 | 11 | 15 | 74° / 87°F |
| November | 19 | 13 | 19 | 69° / 83°F |
| December | 18 | 15 | 20 | 65° / 81°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 6 days a year here.
Towns near Boca Raton compared
1 gets fewer, down to 150 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. Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Lighthouse Point, Coconut Creek, Pompano Beach are read from the same station as Boca Raton, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Boca Raton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Beach, FL | 4 mi south | 168 | October to May | same station |
| Delray Beach, FL | 6 mi north | 168 | October to May | same station |
| Lighthouse Point, FL | 7 mi south | 168 | October to May | same station |
| Coconut Creek, FL | 8 mi southwest | 168 | October to May | same station |
| Pompano Beach, FL | 9 mi south | 168 | October to May | same station |
| Parkland, FL | 10 mi west | 150 | October to May | Fort Lauder Executive Airport |
How Boca Raton ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Boca Raton (population 102,238, 24th largest) ranks 8th for painting days, 24 days above the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 138 miles west. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 6 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Pompano Beach Airpark Airport (8.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.