When to paint a house exterior in Miami Lakes, FL
When to paint in Miami Lakes, 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 24 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.
- 21Jan
- 19Feb
- 24Mar
- 20Apr
- 13May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 12Oct
- 18Nov
- 20Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 21 | 23 | 59° / 79°F |
| February | 19 | 15 | 21 | 62° / 82°F |
| March | 24 | 20 | 24 | 65° / 84°F |
| April | 20 | 15 | 20 | 69° / 87°F |
| May | 13 | 8 | 13 | 72° / 89°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 75° / 91°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 77° / 93°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 92°F |
| September | 2 | 2 | 2 | 76° / 91°F |
| October | 12 | 8 | 12 | 73° / 88°F |
| November | 18 | 13 | 18 | 68° / 84°F |
| December | 20 | 16 | 21 | 63° / 81°F |
Deck stain does best in January. Low-temperature paint adds about 5 days a year here.
Towns near Miami Lakes compared
2 get fewer, down to 145 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. Hialeah Gardens, Hialeah, Opa-locka, Miramar are read from the same station as Miami Lakes, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Miami Lakes | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hialeah Gardens, FL | 3 mi southwest | 152 | November to May | same station |
| Hialeah, FL | 3 mi south | 152 | November to May | same station |
| Opa-locka, FL | 4 mi east | 152 | November to May | same station |
| Miramar, FL | 4 mi north | 152 | November to May | same station |
| Miami Gardens, FL | 5 mi northeast | 145 | November to May | North Perry Airport |
| Miami Springs, FL | 7 mi south | 149 | November to May | Miami International Airport |
How Miami Lakes ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Miami Lakes (population 33,247, 90th largest) ranks 41st for painting days, 7 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 5 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Opa Locka Airport (2.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.