When to paint a house exterior in Fort Myers, FL
When to paint in Fort Myers, 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 23 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
- 23Mar
- 17Apr
- 8May
- 1Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 15Oct
- 21Nov
- 18Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 | 14 | 21 | 54° / 78°F |
| February | 17 | 16 | 22 | 58° / 81°F |
| March | 23 | 21 | 25 | 61° / 85°F |
| April | 17 | 13 | 18 | 66° / 88°F |
| May | 8 | 5 | 8 | 70° / 91°F |
| June | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 93°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 93°F |
| September | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 92°F |
| October | 15 | 13 | 15 | 71° / 89°F |
| November | 21 | 19 | 22 | 64° / 84°F |
| December | 18 | 16 | 22 | 59° / 81°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 19 days a year here.
Towns near Fort Myers compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in North Port (226 a year, 38 miles northwest); 1 gets 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. Cape Coral is read from the same station as Fort Myers, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Fort Myers | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral, FL | 10 mi west | 136 | October to April | same station |
| Estero, FL | 13 mi south | 140 | October to April | Sw Florida Intn Airport |
| Bonita Springs, FL | 18 mi south | 140 | October to April | Sw Florida Intn Airport |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 24 mi northwest | 109 | February to April | Charlotte County Airport |
| Naples, FL | 32 mi south | 158 | October to May | Naples Municipal Airport |
| North Port, FL | 38 mi northwest | 226 | March to January | Venice Fl |
How Fort Myers ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Fort Myers (population 99,918, 28th largest) ranks 104th for painting days, 9 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 38 miles northwest. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 19 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Page Field Airport (2.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.