When to paint a house exterior in Cape Coral, FL
When to paint in Cape Coral, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is October to April, with 7 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 April, call for quotes in August 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.
- 14Jan
- 17Feb
- 23Mar
- 17Apr
- 8May
- 1Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 15Oct
- 21Nov
- 18Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 | 14 | 21 | 54° / 78°F |
| February | 17 | 16 | 22 | 58° / 81°F |
| March | 23 | 21 | 25 | 61° / 85°F |
| April | 17 | 13 | 18 | 66° / 88°F |
| May | 8 | 5 | 8 | 70° / 91°F |
| June | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 93°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 93°F |
| September | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 92°F |
| October | 15 | 13 | 15 | 71° / 89°F |
| November | 21 | 19 | 22 | 64° / 84°F |
| December | 18 | 16 | 22 | 59° / 81°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 19 days a year here.
Towns near Cape Coral compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in North Port (226 a year, 31 miles northwest); 1 gets fewer, down to 109 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. Fort Myers is read from the same station as Cape Coral, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Cape Coral | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Myers, FL | 10 mi east | 136 | October to April | same station |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 18 mi north | 109 | February to April | Charlotte County Airport |
| Estero, FL | 19 mi southeast | 140 | October to April | Sw Florida Intn Airport |
| Bonita Springs, FL | 24 mi southeast | 140 | October to April | Sw Florida Intn Airport |
| North Port, FL | 31 mi northwest | 226 | March to January | Venice Fl |
| Naples, FL | 36 mi south | 158 | October to May | Naples Municipal Airport |
How Cape Coral ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Cape Coral (population 233,025, 8th largest) ranks 103rd for painting days, 9 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 31 miles northwest. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 19 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Page Field Airport (9.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.