When to paint a house exterior in New Smyrna Beach, FL
When to paint in New Smyrna Beach, FL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 5 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January 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.
- 6Jan
- 9Feb
- 16Mar
- 18Apr
- 18May
- 7Jun
- 4Jul
- 3Aug
- 9Sep
- 16Oct
- 13Nov
- 7Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 6 | 16 | 48° / 72°F |
| February | 9 | 9 | 18 | 52° / 77°F |
| March | 16 | 16 | 21 | 56° / 80°F |
| April | 18 | 13 | 19 | 61° / 83°F |
| May | 18 | 14 | 18 | 66° / 87°F |
| June | 7 | 6 | 7 | 72° / 91°F |
| July | 4 | 2 | 4 | 74° / 92°F |
| August | 3 | 2 | 3 | 75° / 92°F |
| September | 9 | 5 | 9 | 73° / 89°F |
| October | 16 | 15 | 17 | 68° / 85°F |
| November | 13 | 11 | 16 | 60° / 79°F |
| December | 7 | 6 | 14 | 53° / 75°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 37 days a year here.
Towns near New Smyrna Beach compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of New Smyrna Beach's 124 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Edgewater, Port Orange, South Daytona, Daytona Beach, Holly Hill are read from the same station as New Smyrna Beach, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From New Smyrna Beach | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewater, FL | 5 mi south | 124 | March to May | same station |
| Port Orange, FL | 7 mi northwest | 124 | March to May | same station |
| South Daytona, FL | 10 mi north | 124 | March to May | same station |
| Daytona Beach, FL | 14 mi northwest | 124 | March to May | same station |
| Holly Hill, FL | 16 mi north | 124 | March to May | same station |
| Deltona, FL | 18 mi southwest | 123 | February to April | Orlando Sanford Airport |
How New Smyrna Beach ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, New Smyrna Beach (population 33,144, 91st largest) ranks 129th for painting days, 21 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 156 miles southwest. 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 Daytona Beach International A (12 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.