When to paint a house exterior in Palatka, FL
When to paint in Palatka, FL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 21 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.
- 4Jan
- 10Feb
- 16Mar
- 21Apr
- 20May
- 9Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 10Sep
- 18Oct
- 8Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 4 | 16 | 45° / 67°F |
| February | 10 | 9 | 18 | 49° / 72°F |
| March | 16 | 16 | 24 | 54° / 77°F |
| April | 21 | 21 | 25 | 59° / 81°F |
| May | 20 | 20 | 21 | 64° / 87°F |
| June | 9 | 9 | 9 | 71° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73° / 91°F |
| August | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73° / 91°F |
| September | 10 | 10 | 10 | 70° / 87°F |
| October | 18 | 18 | 20 | 63° / 82°F |
| November | 8 | 6 | 15 | 55° / 75°F |
| December | 4 | 3 | 11 | 49° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Palatka compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Palm Coast (170 a year, 27 miles east); 2 get 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 Palatka | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Cove Springs, FL | 23 mi north | 119 | March to May | Jacksonville Naval Air Station |
| Palm Coast, FL | 27 mi east | 170 | February to June | Flagler County Executive Airport |
| St. Augustine, FL | 28 mi northeast | 128 | March to May | St Augustine Airport |
| Gainesville, FL | 41 mi west | 88 | March to April | Gainesville Regional Airport |
| Ormond Beach, FL | 42 mi southeast | 124 | March to May | Daytona Beach International A |
| Ocala, FL | 44 mi southwest | 122 | March to May | Ocala International Airport-J |
How Palatka ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Palatka (population 10,867, 168th largest) ranks 140th for painting days, 22 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 182 miles south. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Keystone Airpark (26.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.