When to paint a house exterior in Florida City, FL
When to paint in Florida City, 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, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 17Jan
- 16Feb
- 23Mar
- 19Apr
- 16May
- 7Jun
- 3Jul
- 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 13Oct
- 17Nov
- 15Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17 | 17 | 20 | 60° / 78°F |
| February | 16 | 15 | 18 | 62° / 80°F |
| March | 23 | 20 | 24 | 65° / 83°F |
| April | 19 | 14 | 19 | 68° / 85°F |
| May | 16 | 12 | 16 | 72° / 87°F |
| June | 7 | 4 | 7 | 75° / 89°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 77° / 91°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 77° / 91°F |
| September | 5 | 2 | 5 | 76° / 90°F |
| October | 13 | 8 | 13 | 73° / 87°F |
| November | 17 | 14 | 17 | 68° / 83°F |
| December | 15 | 14 | 16 | 64° / 80°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 6 days a year here.
Towns near Florida City compared
2 get fewer, down to 137 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. Homestead, Cutler Bay are read from the same station as Florida City, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Florida City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead, FL | 2 mi northeast | 151 | October to May | same station |
| Cutler Bay, FL | 12 mi northeast | 151 | October to May | same station |
| Palmetto Bay, FL | 15 mi northeast | 137 | November to May | Kendall-Tamiami Exec Airport |
| Pinecrest, FL | 18 mi northeast | 137 | November to May | Kendall-Tamiami Exec Airport |
| Coral Gables, FL | 21 mi northeast | 149 | November to May | Miami International Airport |
| South Miami, FL | 21 mi northeast | 149 | November to May | Miami International Airport |
How Florida City ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Florida City (population 13,157, 157th largest) ranks 47th for painting days, 6 days above the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 155 miles northwest. 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 Homestead Air Force Base Airport (5.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.