When to paint a house exterior in Coral Gables, FL
When to paint in Coral Gables, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is November to May, with 7 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 23 painting days. Book a painter by September.
If you want the house done in November to May, call for quotes in September 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, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 20Jan
- 19Feb
- 23Mar
- 19Apr
- 13May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 11Oct
- 17Nov
- 19Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 18 | 22 | 61° / 79°F |
| February | 19 | 14 | 20 | 64° / 81°F |
| March | 23 | 19 | 23 | 67° / 84°F |
| April | 19 | 14 | 19 | 71° / 86°F |
| May | 13 | 8 | 13 | 74° / 88°F |
| June | 4 | 2 | 4 | 76° / 91°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 78° / 92°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 78° / 92°F |
| September | 2 | 1 | 2 | 77° / 91°F |
| October | 11 | 7 | 11 | 75° / 88°F |
| November | 17 | 13 | 17 | 69° / 84°F |
| December | 19 | 16 | 20 | 65° / 81°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 4 days a year here.
Towns near Coral Gables compared
2 get fewer, down to 137 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. South Miami, Key Biscayne, Miami are read from the same station as Coral Gables, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Coral Gables | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Miami, FL | 3 mi northwest | 149 | November to May | same station |
| Pinecrest, FL | 3 mi southwest | 137 | November to May | Kendall-Tamiami Exec Airport |
| Palmetto Bay, FL | 6 mi southwest | 137 | November to May | Kendall-Tamiami Exec Airport |
| Key Biscayne, FL | 6 mi east | 149 | November to May | same station |
| Miami, FL | 7 mi northeast | 149 | November to May | same station |
| Cutler Bay, FL | 9 mi southwest | 151 | October to May | Homestead Air Force Base Airport |
How Coral Gables ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Coral Gables (population 50,379, 63rd largest) ranks 63rd for painting days, 4 days above the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 153 miles northwest. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 4 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Miami International Airport (8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.