When to paint a house exterior in Delray Beach, FL
When to paint in Delray Beach, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is October to May, with 8 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 May, call for quotes in August 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, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 19Jan
- 17Feb
- 23Mar
- 20Apr
- 18May
- 9Jun
- 3Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 15Oct
- 19Nov
- 18Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 16 | 22 | 61° / 79°F |
| February | 17 | 12 | 19 | 64° / 81°F |
| March | 23 | 20 | 23 | 67° / 83°F |
| April | 20 | 15 | 20 | 70° / 85°F |
| May | 18 | 13 | 18 | 73° / 87°F |
| June | 9 | 5 | 9 | 76° / 89°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 78° / 91°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78° / 91°F |
| September | 6 | 3 | 6 | 77° / 90°F |
| October | 15 | 11 | 15 | 74° / 87°F |
| November | 19 | 13 | 19 | 69° / 83°F |
| December | 18 | 15 | 20 | 65° / 81°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 6 days a year here.
Towns near Delray Beach compared
4 get fewer, down to 158 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. Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach are read from the same station as Delray Beach, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Delray Beach | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boynton Beach, FL | 5 mi north | 158 | October to May | Palm Beach International Airport |
| Boca Raton, FL | 6 mi south | 168 | October to May | same station |
| Lantana, FL | 9 mi north | 158 | October to May | Palm Beach International Airport |
| Deerfield Beach, FL | 10 mi south | 168 | October to May | same station |
| Lake Worth Beach, FL | 11 mi north | 158 | October to May | Palm Beach International Airport |
| Greenacres, FL | 12 mi north | 158 | October to May | Palm Beach International Airport |
How Delray Beach ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Delray Beach (population 70,140, 44th largest) ranks 10th for painting days, 24 days above the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 137 miles west. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 6 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Pompano Beach Airpark Airport (14.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.