When to paint a house exterior in Ocala, FL
When to paint in Ocala, 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 October, 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, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 6Jan
- 10Feb
- 16Mar
- 18Apr
- 15May
- 5Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 8Sep
- 18Oct
- 13Nov
- 10Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 5 | 18 | 45° / 70°F |
| February | 10 | 9 | 19 | 50° / 76°F |
| March | 16 | 14 | 23 | 54° / 80°F |
| April | 18 | 14 | 21 | 59° / 83°F |
| May | 15 | 13 | 16 | 65° / 88°F |
| June | 5 | 3 | 5 | 72° / 91°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 91°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 92°F |
| September | 8 | 4 | 8 | 71° / 89°F |
| October | 18 | 17 | 20 | 64° / 84°F |
| November | 13 | 9 | 20 | 55° / 78°F |
| December | 10 | 6 | 16 | 51° / 73°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Ocala compared
1 gets fewer, down to 88 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.
| Place | From Ocala | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Lake, FL | 22 mi southeast | 120 | February to May | Leesburg Regional Airport |
| Wildwood, FL | 27 mi south | 120 | February to May | Leesburg Regional Airport |
| Leesburg, FL | 35 mi southeast | 120 | February to May | Leesburg Regional Airport |
| Eustis, FL | 36 mi southeast | 120 | February to May | Leesburg Regional Airport |
| Gainesville, FL | 37 mi north | 88 | March to April | Gainesville Regional Airport |
| Tavares, FL | 37 mi southeast | 120 | February to May | Leesburg Regional Airport |
How Ocala ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Ocala (population 70,251, 43rd largest) ranks 141st for painting days, 23 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 146 miles south. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Ocala International Airport-J (5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.