When to paint a house exterior in Estero, FL
When to paint in Estero, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is October to April, with 7 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 24 painting days. Book a painter by August.
If you want the house done in October to April, call for quotes in August or earlier; a job pushed past April 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.
- 14Jan
- 17Feb
- 24Mar
- 19Apr
- 9May
- 2Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 16Oct
- 20Nov
- 17Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 | 14 | 22 | 53° / 77°F |
| February | 17 | 14 | 22 | 57° / 81°F |
| March | 24 | 23 | 26 | 60° / 84°F |
| April | 19 | 14 | 20 | 64° / 88°F |
| May | 9 | 8 | 9 | 68° / 90°F |
| June | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 74° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 75° / 93°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 93°F |
| September | 3 | 1 | 3 | 75° / 92°F |
| October | 16 | 15 | 16 | 70° / 88°F |
| November | 20 | 17 | 21 | 63° / 84°F |
| December | 17 | 15 | 22 | 58° / 80°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 23 days a year here.
Towns near Estero compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Naples (158 a year, 19 miles south); 4 get fewer, down to 109 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. Bonita Springs is read from the same station as Estero, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Estero | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonita Springs, FL | 5 mi south | 140 | October to April | same station |
| Fort Myers, FL | 13 mi north | 136 | October to April | Page Field Airport |
| Naples, FL | 19 mi south | 158 | October to May | Naples Municipal Airport |
| Cape Coral, FL | 19 mi northwest | 136 | October to April | Page Field Airport |
| Marco Island, FL | 35 mi south | 133 | January to May | Rookery Bay Reserve |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 37 mi northwest | 109 | February to April | Charlotte County Airport |
How Estero ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Estero (population 38,443, 84th largest) ranks 96th for painting days, 5 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 50 miles northwest. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 23 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Sw Florida Intn Airport (8.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.