When to paint a house exterior in Lake Wales, FL
When to paint in Lake Wales, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is February to April, with 6 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 20 painting days. Book a painter by December.
If you want the house done in February to April, call for quotes in December 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.
- 10Jan
- 14Feb
- 20Mar
- 17Apr
- 8May
- 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 14Oct
- 19Nov
- 15Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 | 10 | 21 | 50° / 75°F |
| February | 14 | 13 | 21 | 54° / 80°F |
| March | 20 | 17 | 24 | 59° / 83°F |
| April | 17 | 13 | 18 | 63° / 87°F |
| May | 8 | 8 | 8 | 69° / 91°F |
| June | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 93°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 94°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 94°F |
| September | 3 | 2 | 3 | 74° / 93°F |
| October | 14 | 12 | 14 | 69° / 89°F |
| November | 19 | 14 | 21 | 61° / 82°F |
| December | 15 | 12 | 21 | 55° / 78°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 30 days a year here.
Towns near Lake Wales compared
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. Winter Haven, Haines City, Bartow, Davenport, Auburndale are read from the same station as Lake Wales, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Lake Wales | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Haven, FL | 12 mi northwest | 120 | February to April | same station |
| Haines City, FL | 13 mi north | 120 | February to April | same station |
| Bartow, FL | 14 mi west | 120 | February to April | same station |
| Davenport, FL | 17 mi north | 120 | February to April | same station |
| Auburndale, FL | 18 mi northwest | 120 | February to April | same station |
| Avon Park, FL | 24 mi south | 109 | February to April | Avon Park Gunnery Range |
How Lake Wales ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Lake Wales (population 17,798, 132nd largest) ranks 147th for painting days, 25 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 70 miles southwest. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 30 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport (13.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.