When to paint a house exterior in Lighthouse Point, FL
When to paint in Lighthouse Point, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is October to May, with 8 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 23 painting days. Book a painter by August.
If you want the house done in October to May, call for quotes in August 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, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 19Jan
- 17Feb
- 23Mar
- 20Apr
- 18May
- 9Jun
- 3Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 15Oct
- 19Nov
- 18Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 16 | 22 | 61° / 79°F |
| February | 17 | 12 | 19 | 64° / 81°F |
| March | 23 | 20 | 23 | 67° / 83°F |
| April | 20 | 15 | 20 | 70° / 85°F |
| May | 18 | 13 | 18 | 73° / 87°F |
| June | 9 | 5 | 9 | 76° / 89°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 78° / 91°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78° / 91°F |
| September | 6 | 3 | 6 | 77° / 90°F |
| October | 15 | 11 | 15 | 74° / 87°F |
| November | 19 | 13 | 19 | 69° / 83°F |
| December | 18 | 15 | 20 | 65° / 81°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 6 days a year here.
Towns near Lighthouse Point compared
2 get fewer, down to 150 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. Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, Coconut Creek, Boca Raton are read from the same station as Lighthouse Point, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Lighthouse Point | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Beach, FL | 3 mi northwest | 168 | October to May | same station |
| Pompano Beach, FL | 4 mi southwest | 168 | October to May | same station |
| Coconut Creek, FL | 6 mi west | 168 | October to May | same station |
| Boca Raton, FL | 7 mi north | 168 | October to May | same station |
| Margate, FL | 8 mi west | 150 | October to May | Fort Lauder Executive Airport |
| Oakland Park, FL | 8 mi southwest | 150 | October to May | Fort Lauder Executive Airport |
How Lighthouse Point ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Lighthouse Point (population 10,878, 167th largest) ranks 12th for painting days, 24 days above the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 141 miles northwest. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 6 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Pompano Beach Airpark Airport (2.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.