When to paint a house exterior in Margate, FL
When to paint in Margate, 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, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 19Jan
- 18Feb
- 23Mar
- 19Apr
- 14May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 12Oct
- 17Nov
- 17Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 18 | 22 | 59° / 79°F |
| February | 18 | 15 | 20 | 62° / 81°F |
| March | 23 | 19 | 23 | 65° / 84°F |
| April | 19 | 16 | 19 | 69° / 87°F |
| May | 14 | 11 | 14 | 73° / 89°F |
| June | 6 | 1 | 6 | 75° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | 2 | 2 | 77° / 92°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 93°F |
| September | 3 | 1 | 3 | 76° / 91°F |
| October | 12 | 11 | 12 | 73° / 88°F |
| November | 17 | 13 | 17 | 68° / 84°F |
| December | 17 | 16 | 19 | 63° / 81°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 7 days a year here.
Towns near Margate compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Coconut Creek (168 a year, 3 miles northeast). 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. North Lauderdale, Coral Springs, Tamarac, Lauderdale Lakes are read from the same station as Margate, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Margate | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Lauderdale, FL | 3 mi south | 150 | October to May | same station |
| Coconut Creek, FL | 3 mi northeast | 168 | October to May | Pompano Beach Airpark Airport |
| Coral Springs, FL | 3 mi northwest | 150 | October to May | same station |
| Tamarac, FL | 4 mi southwest | 150 | October to May | same station |
| Pompano Beach, FL | 5 mi east | 168 | October to May | Pompano Beach Airpark Airport |
| Lauderdale Lakes, FL | 6 mi south | 150 | October to May | same station |
How Margate ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Margate (population 60,650, 52nd largest) ranks 55th for painting days, 5 days above the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 135 miles northwest. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 7 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Fort Lauder Executive Airport (4.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.