When to paint a house exterior in Melbourne, FL
When to paint in Melbourne, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is February to May, 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 May, call for quotes in December 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, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 8Jan
- 12Feb
- 20Mar
- 19Apr
- 17May
- 8Jun
- 3Jul
- 4Aug
- 9Sep
- 17Oct
- 16Nov
- 12Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 8 | 17 | 52° / 75°F |
| February | 12 | 9 | 18 | 55° / 78°F |
| March | 20 | 19 | 23 | 59° / 82°F |
| April | 19 | 15 | 20 | 64° / 84°F |
| May | 17 | 14 | 17 | 69° / 87°F |
| June | 8 | 4 | 8 | 73° / 90°F |
| July | 3 | 3 | 3 | 75° / 92°F |
| August | 4 | 4 | 4 | 76° / 92°F |
| September | 9 | 5 | 9 | 75° / 90°F |
| October | 17 | 14 | 17 | 70° / 86°F |
| November | 16 | 10 | 18 | 63° / 81°F |
| December | 12 | 8 | 18 | 57° / 78°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 28 days a year here.
Towns near Melbourne compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Cocoa (224 a year, 19 miles north). 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. West Melbourne, Palm Bay are read from the same station as Melbourne, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Melbourne | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Melbourne, FL | 4 mi south | 145 | February to May | same station |
| Satellite Beach, FL | 6 mi northeast | 165 | January to May | Patrick Air Force Base Airport |
| Palm Bay, FL | 11 mi south | 145 | February to May | same station |
| Cocoa Beach, FL | 15 mi north | 165 | January to May | Patrick Air Force Base Airport |
| Rockledge, FL | 15 mi north | 165 | January to May | Patrick Air Force Base Airport |
| Cocoa, FL | 19 mi north | 224 | September to May | Space Coast Regional Airport |
How Melbourne ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Melbourne (population 87,561, 31st largest) ranks 72nd for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 119 miles southwest. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 28 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Melbourne International Airport (1.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.