When to paint a house exterior in Jacksonville, FL
When to paint in Jacksonville, 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 Jacksonville compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Atlantic Beach (132 a year, 16 miles east); 3 get 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. Green Cove Springs is read from the same station as Jacksonville, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Jacksonville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Beach, FL | 16 mi east | 132 | March to May | Mayport Naf |
| Jacksonville Beach, FL | 17 mi east | 112 | March to May | Craig Municipal Airport |
| Green Cove Springs, FL | 24 mi south | 119 | March to May | same station |
| Fernandina Beach, FL | 26 mi northeast | 132 | March to May | Mayport Naf |
| St. Marys, GA | 29 mi north | 91 | April to May | Jacksonville International Airport |
| Kingsland, GA | 36 mi north | 91 | April to May | Jacksonville International Airport |
How Jacksonville ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Jacksonville (population 1,009,833, 1st largest) ranks 158th for painting days, 26 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 229 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 (7.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.