When to paint a house exterior in Jacksonville Beach, FL
When to paint in Jacksonville Beach, FL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 4 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, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 5Jan
- 6Feb
- 13Mar
- 17Apr
- 16May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 9Sep
- 19Oct
- 11Nov
- 7Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 5 | 16 | 45° / 70°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 17 | 49° / 74°F |
| March | 13 | 12 | 21 | 54° / 78°F |
| April | 17 | 14 | 20 | 58° / 82°F |
| May | 16 | 13 | 16 | 65° / 87°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 72° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 93°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 92°F |
| September | 9 | 5 | 9 | 72° / 89°F |
| October | 19 | 15 | 20 | 65° / 84°F |
| November | 11 | 8 | 17 | 56° / 76°F |
| December | 7 | 6 | 15 | 50° / 72°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Jacksonville Beach compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Atlantic Beach (132 a year, 5 miles north); 1 gets fewer, down to 91 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.
| Place | From Jacksonville Beach | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Beach, FL | 5 mi north | 132 | March to May | Mayport Naf |
| Jacksonville, FL | 17 mi west | 119 | March to May | Jacksonville Naval Air Station |
| St. Augustine, FL | 26 mi south | 128 | March to May | St Augustine Airport |
| Green Cove Springs, FL | 27 mi southwest | 119 | March to May | Jacksonville Naval Air Station |
| Fernandina Beach, FL | 27 mi north | 132 | March to May | Mayport Naf |
| St. Marys, GA | 35 mi north | 91 | April to May | Jacksonville International Airport |
How Jacksonville Beach ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Jacksonville Beach (population 23,630, 108th largest) ranks 161st for painting days, 33 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 227 miles south. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Craig Municipal Airport (8.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.