When to paint a house exterior in Edgewater, FL
When to paint in Edgewater, 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 Edgewater compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Orange City (139 a year, 21 miles west). 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. New Smyrna Beach, Port Orange, South Daytona, Daytona Beach are read from the same station as Edgewater, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Edgewater | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Smyrna Beach, FL | 5 mi north | 124 | March to May | same station |
| Port Orange, FL | 12 mi north | 124 | March to May | same station |
| South Daytona, FL | 15 mi north | 124 | March to May | same station |
| Deltona, FL | 17 mi west | 123 | February to April | Orlando Sanford Airport |
| Daytona Beach, FL | 19 mi northwest | 124 | March to May | same station |
| Orange City, FL | 21 mi west | 139 | February to May | Deland Municipal Airport Sidn |
How Edgewater ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Edgewater (population 24,334, 107th largest) ranks 130th for painting days, 21 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 152 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 (17.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.