When to paint a house exterior in Cocoa, FL
When to paint in Cocoa, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is September to May, with 9 good months a year. The best month is November, at about 28 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September to May, call for quotes in July 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, Dec.
- 18Jan
- 22Feb
- 25Mar
- 27Apr
- 22May
- 11Jun
- 3Jul
- 4Aug
- 14Sep
- 27Oct
- 28Nov
- 22Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18 | 18 | 28 | 54° / 73°F |
| February | 22 | 22 | 27 | 58° / 78°F |
| March | 25 | 25 | 28 | 62° / 81°F |
| April | 27 | 26 | 28 | 66° / 83°F |
| May | 22 | 18 | 22 | 71° / 88°F |
| June | 11 | 9 | 11 | 76° / 91°F |
| July | 3 | 1 | 3 | 77° / 93°F |
| August | 4 | under 1 | 4 | 78° / 93°F |
| September | 14 | 9 | 14 | 77° / 91°F |
| October | 27 | 27 | 27 | 72° / 86°F |
| November | 28 | 28 | 29 | 65° / 80°F |
| December | 22 | 22 | 28 | 59° / 76°F |
Deck stain does best in November. Low-temperature paint adds about 27 days a year here.
Towns near Cocoa compared
5 get fewer, down to 145 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. Titusville is read from the same station as Cocoa, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Cocoa | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockledge, FL | 4 mi south | 165 | January to May | Patrick Air Force Base Airport |
| Cocoa Beach, FL | 9 mi east | 165 | January to May | Patrick Air Force Base Airport |
| Cape Canaveral, FL | 10 mi east | 167 | February to May | Cocoa Beach Cape Kennedy Afs |
| Titusville, FL | 14 mi north | 224 | September to May | same station |
| Satellite Beach, FL | 17 mi southeast | 165 | January to May | Patrick Air Force Base Airport |
| Melbourne, FL | 19 mi south | 145 | February to May | Melbourne International Airport |
How Cocoa ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Cocoa (population 19,909, 122nd largest) ranks 4th for painting days, 79 days above the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 126 miles southwest. 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 Space Coast Regional Airport (10 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.