When to paint a house exterior in Gainesville, FL
When to paint in Gainesville, FL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to April, with 3 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to April, call for quotes in January 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 4Jan
- 6Feb
- 12Mar
- 15Apr
- 12May
- 3Jun
- under 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 17Oct
- 8Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 4 | 13 | 42° / 71°F |
| February | 6 | 5 | 15 | 46° / 76°F |
| March | 12 | 11 | 21 | 51° / 81°F |
| April | 15 | 12 | 21 | 56° / 84°F |
| May | 12 | 10 | 13 | 62° / 89°F |
| June | 3 | 3 | 3 | 70° / 92°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 72° / 93°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 92°F |
| September | 6 | 5 | 6 | 70° / 90°F |
| October | 17 | 16 | 20 | 61° / 85°F |
| November | 8 | 5 | 17 | 52° / 78°F |
| December | 5 | 4 | 13 | 47° / 74°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Gainesville compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Palatka (123 a year, 41 miles east). 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. Alachua, Lake City are read from the same station as Gainesville, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Gainesville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua, FL | 11 mi northwest | 88 | March to April | same station |
| Ocala, FL | 37 mi south | 122 | March to May | Ocala International Airport-J |
| Lake City, FL | 39 mi northwest | 88 | March to April | same station |
| Palatka, FL | 41 mi east | 123 | March to May | Keystone Airpark |
| Green Cove Springs, FL | 45 mi northeast | 119 | March to May | Jacksonville Naval Air Station |
| Lady Lake, FL | 58 mi southeast | 120 | February to May | Leesburg Regional Airport |
How Gainesville ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Gainesville (population 148,720, 13th largest) ranks 169th for painting days, 56 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 181 miles south. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Gainesville Regional Airport (4.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.