When to paint a house exterior in Mount Dora, FL
When to paint in Mount Dora, 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 April, 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, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 8Jan
- 12Feb
- 18Mar
- 20Apr
- 13May
- 2Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 17Oct
- 17Nov
- 11Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 8 | 19 | 48° / 73°F |
| February | 12 | 11 | 20 | 52° / 78°F |
| March | 18 | 17 | 23 | 57° / 82°F |
| April | 20 | 16 | 20 | 62° / 85°F |
| May | 13 | 11 | 13 | 68° / 90°F |
| June | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73° / 92°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 93°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 93°F |
| September | 3 | 2 | 3 | 73° / 92°F |
| October | 17 | 15 | 17 | 67° / 87°F |
| November | 17 | 11 | 20 | 58° / 81°F |
| December | 11 | 7 | 19 | 53° / 76°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 37 days a year here.
Towns near Mount Dora compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Apopka (130 a year, 10 miles southeast). 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. Eustis, Tavares, Groveland, Minneola are read from the same station as Mount Dora, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Mount Dora | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eustis, FL | 4 mi northwest | 120 | February to May | same station |
| Tavares, FL | 8 mi southwest | 120 | February to May | same station |
| Apopka, FL | 10 mi southeast | 130 | February to April | Executive Airport |
| Groveland, FL | 15 mi southwest | 120 | February to May | same station |
| Minneola, FL | 16 mi south | 120 | February to May | same station |
| Ocoee, FL | 17 mi south | 130 | February to April | Executive Airport |
How Mount Dora ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Mount Dora (population 18,261, 129th largest) ranks 156th for painting days, 25 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 126 miles south. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 37 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Leesburg Regional Airport (10.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.