When to paint a house exterior in Marco Island, FL
When to paint in Marco Island, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is January to May, with 7 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 20 painting days. Book a painter by November.
If you want the house done in January to May, call for quotes in November 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, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 13Jan
- 15Feb
- 20Mar
- 19Apr
- 15May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 15Oct
- 17Nov
- 12Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 10 | 19 | 57° / 75°F |
| February | 15 | 12 | 18 | 60° / 80°F |
| March | 20 | 17 | 22 | 62° / 82°F |
| April | 19 | 15 | 20 | 66° / 86°F |
| May | 15 | 12 | 15 | 69° / 89°F |
| June | 4 | 2 | 4 | 74° / 90°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 91°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 91°F |
| September | 3 | 1 | 3 | 75° / 90°F |
| October | 15 | 14 | 15 | 71° / 87°F |
| November | 17 | 15 | 18 | 65° / 83°F |
| December | 12 | 11 | 15 | 61° / 79°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 14 days a year here.
Towns near Marco Island compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Naples (158 a year, 16 miles north); 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.
| Place | From Marco Island | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naples, FL | 16 mi north | 158 | October to May | Naples Municipal Airport |
| Bonita Springs, FL | 30 mi north | 140 | October to April | Sw Florida Intn Airport |
| Estero, FL | 35 mi north | 140 | October to April | Sw Florida Intn Airport |
| Fort Myers, FL | 48 mi north | 136 | October to April | Page Field Airport |
| Cape Coral, FL | 52 mi north | 136 | October to April | Page Field Airport |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 70 mi north | 109 | February to April | Charlotte County Airport |
How Marco Island ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Marco Island (population 16,554, 140th largest) ranks 111th for painting days, 11 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 84 miles north. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 14 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Rookery Bay Reserve (7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.