When to paint a house exterior in Daytona Beach, FL
When to paint in Daytona Beach, FL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 5 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January 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.
- 6Jan
- 9Feb
- 16Mar
- 18Apr
- 18May
- 7Jun
- 4Jul
- 3Aug
- 9Sep
- 16Oct
- 13Nov
- 7Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 6 | 16 | 48° / 72°F |
| February | 9 | 9 | 18 | 52° / 77°F |
| March | 16 | 16 | 21 | 56° / 80°F |
| April | 18 | 13 | 19 | 61° / 83°F |
| May | 18 | 14 | 18 | 66° / 87°F |
| June | 7 | 6 | 7 | 72° / 91°F |
| July | 4 | 2 | 4 | 74° / 92°F |
| August | 3 | 2 | 3 | 75° / 92°F |
| September | 9 | 5 | 9 | 73° / 89°F |
| October | 16 | 15 | 17 | 68° / 85°F |
| November | 13 | 11 | 16 | 60° / 79°F |
| December | 7 | 6 | 14 | 53° / 75°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 37 days a year here.
Towns near Daytona Beach compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in DeLand (139 a year, 16 miles southwest). 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. Holly Hill, South Daytona, Ormond Beach, Port Orange, New Smyrna Beach are read from the same station as Daytona Beach, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Daytona Beach | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Hill, FL | 5 mi northeast | 124 | March to May | same station |
| South Daytona, FL | 6 mi east | 124 | March to May | same station |
| Ormond Beach, FL | 7 mi north | 124 | March to May | same station |
| Port Orange, FL | 7 mi southeast | 124 | March to May | same station |
| New Smyrna Beach, FL | 14 mi southeast | 124 | March to May | same station |
| DeLand, FL | 16 mi southwest | 139 | February to May | Deland Municipal Airport Sidn |
How Daytona Beach ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Daytona Beach (population 86,015, 32nd largest) ranks 126th for painting days, 21 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 162 miles southwest. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 37 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Daytona Beach International A (3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.