When to paint a house exterior in Miami, FL
When to paint in Miami, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is November to May, with 7 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 23 painting days. Book a painter by September.
If you want the house done in November to May, call for quotes in September 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.
- 20Jan
- 19Feb
- 23Mar
- 19Apr
- 13May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 11Oct
- 17Nov
- 19Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 18 | 22 | 61° / 79°F |
| February | 19 | 14 | 20 | 64° / 81°F |
| March | 23 | 19 | 23 | 67° / 84°F |
| April | 19 | 14 | 19 | 71° / 86°F |
| May | 13 | 8 | 13 | 74° / 88°F |
| June | 4 | 2 | 4 | 76° / 91°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 78° / 92°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 78° / 92°F |
| September | 2 | 1 | 2 | 77° / 91°F |
| October | 11 | 7 | 11 | 75° / 88°F |
| November | 17 | 13 | 17 | 69° / 84°F |
| December | 19 | 16 | 20 | 65° / 81°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 4 days a year here.
Towns near Miami compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Miami Beach (152 a year, 4 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. Miami Springs, Key Biscayne, South Miami, Coral Gables are read from the same station as Miami, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Miami | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Beach, FL | 4 mi northeast | 152 | November to May | Opa Locka Airport |
| Miami Springs, FL | 6 mi northwest | 149 | November to May | same station |
| Key Biscayne, FL | 6 mi southeast | 149 | November to May | same station |
| Miami Shores, FL | 7 mi north | 152 | November to May | Opa Locka Airport |
| South Miami, FL | 7 mi southwest | 149 | November to May | same station |
| Coral Gables, FL | 7 mi southwest | 149 | November to May | same station |
How Miami ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Miami (population 487,014, 2nd largest) ranks 61st for painting days, 4 days above the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 152 miles northwest. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 4 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Miami International Airport (6.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.