When to paint a house exterior in Crestview, FL
When to paint in Crestview, FL
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March 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 Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 9Mar
- 12Apr
- 13May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 13Oct
- 6Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 6 | 40° / 64°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 9 | 45° / 70°F |
| March | 9 | 8 | 16 | 50° / 76°F |
| April | 12 | 9 | 19 | 54° / 80°F |
| May | 13 | 11 | 15 | 62° / 88°F |
| June | 3 | 3 | 3 | 70° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 72° / 93°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 72° / 93°F |
| September | 6 | 5 | 6 | 68° / 90°F |
| October | 13 | 11 | 19 | 58° / 83°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 16 | 48° / 74°F |
| December | 2 | 1 | 8 | 45° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Crestview compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Destin (141 a year, 25 miles south). 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 Crestview | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niceville, FL | 16 mi south | 105 | April to May | Eglin Air Force Base Airport |
| Fort Walton Beach, FL | 22 mi south | 127 | April to June | Hurlburt Field Airport |
| Destin, FL | 25 mi south | 141 | March to June | Destin-Fort.Walton Beach Airport |
| Milton, FL | 29 mi west | 97 | April to May | Whiting Field Naval Air Stati |
| Pensacola, FL | 42 mi southwest | 117 | April to May | Pensacola Regional Airport |
| Panama City Beach, FL | 55 mi southeast | 91 | April to May | Northwest Florida Beaches Int |
How Crestview ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Crestview (population 30,727, 97th largest) ranks 173rd for painting days, 76 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 368 miles southeast. No place in FL has a shorter one. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Bob Sikes Airport (4.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.