When to paint a house exterior in Green Cove Springs, FL
When to paint in Green Cove Springs, 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 October, at about 19 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, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 6Jan
- 12Feb
- 15Mar
- 19Apr
- 13May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 19Oct
- 14Nov
- 8Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 4 | 19 | 47° / 70°F |
| February | 12 | 10 | 20 | 52° / 75°F |
| March | 15 | 12 | 21 | 57° / 80°F |
| April | 19 | 16 | 19 | 63° / 84°F |
| May | 13 | 11 | 13 | 70° / 89°F |
| June | 3 | 3 | 3 | 75° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76° / 94°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 77° / 93°F |
| September | 7 | 6 | 7 | 75° / 90°F |
| October | 19 | 18 | 20 | 67° / 85°F |
| November | 14 | 9 | 18 | 58° / 77°F |
| December | 8 | 5 | 16 | 52° / 73°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 40 days a year here.
Towns near Green Cove Springs compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Palm Coast (170 a year, 41 miles southeast); 1 gets fewer, down to 112 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. Jacksonville is read from the same station as Green Cove Springs, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Green Cove Springs | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Augustine, FL | 23 mi east | 128 | March to May | St Augustine Airport |
| Palatka, FL | 23 mi south | 123 | March to May | Keystone Airpark |
| Jacksonville, FL | 24 mi north | 119 | March to May | same station |
| Jacksonville Beach, FL | 27 mi northeast | 112 | March to May | Craig Municipal Airport |
| Atlantic Beach, FL | 30 mi northeast | 132 | March to May | Mayport Naf |
| Palm Coast, FL | 41 mi southeast | 170 | February to June | Flagler County Executive Airport |
How Green Cove Springs ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Green Cove Springs (population 10,087, 171st largest) ranks 159th for painting days, 26 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 205 miles south. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 40 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Jacksonville Naval Air Station (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+.