When to paint a house exterior in New Port Richey, FL
When to paint in New Port Richey, FL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to April, with 4 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to April, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past April 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.
- 7Jan
- 11Feb
- 13Mar
- 15Apr
- 8May
- 2Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 15Oct
- 13Nov
- 12Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 7 | 17 | 45° / 74°F |
| February | 11 | 9 | 19 | 49° / 79°F |
| March | 13 | 11 | 21 | 52° / 83°F |
| April | 15 | 13 | 20 | 57° / 86°F |
| May | 8 | 7 | 9 | 63° / 91°F |
| June | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 71° / 92°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 73° / 93°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 73° / 93°F |
| September | 3 | 2 | 3 | 71° / 92°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 17 | 63° / 88°F |
| November | 13 | 10 | 21 | 54° / 81°F |
| December | 12 | 9 | 18 | 51° / 77°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near New Port Richey compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Tarpon Springs (145 a year, 8 miles southwest). 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.
| Place | From New Port Richey | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarpon Springs, FL | 8 mi southwest | 145 | February to May | St Pete-Clwtr International Airport |
| Oldsmar, FL | 14 mi south | 145 | February to May | St Pete-Clwtr International Airport |
| Dunedin, FL | 15 mi south | 145 | February to May | St Pete-Clwtr International Airport |
| Safety Harbor, FL | 17 mi south | 145 | February to May | St Pete-Clwtr International Airport |
| Clearwater, FL | 19 mi south | 145 | February to May | St Pete-Clwtr International Airport |
| Largo, FL | 24 mi south | 145 | February to May | St Pete-Clwtr International Airport |
How New Port Richey ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, New Port Richey (population 18,130, 130th largest) ranks 165th for painting days, 46 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 88 miles south. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 48 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Hernando County Airport (22.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.