When to paint a house exterior in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
When to paint in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is October to May, with 8 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 22 painting days. Book a painter by August.
If you want the house done in October to May, call for quotes in August 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.
- 16Jan
- 19Feb
- 22Mar
- 21Apr
- 15May
- 7Jun
- 2Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 14Oct
- 19Nov
- 15Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16 | 14 | 21 | 58° / 78°F |
| February | 19 | 15 | 21 | 62° / 81°F |
| March | 22 | 20 | 23 | 65° / 83°F |
| April | 21 | 15 | 21 | 68° / 86°F |
| May | 15 | 11 | 15 | 72° / 88°F |
| June | 7 | 4 | 7 | 75° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 77° / 92°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 77° / 92°F |
| September | 6 | 2 | 6 | 76° / 90°F |
| October | 14 | 10 | 14 | 73° / 87°F |
| November | 19 | 16 | 20 | 68° / 83°F |
| December | 15 | 12 | 18 | 62° / 80°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 11 days a year here.
Towns near Palm Beach Gardens compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Palm Beach Gardens's 158 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Jupiter, North Palm Beach, Riviera Beach, West Palm Beach, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington are read from the same station as Palm Beach Gardens, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Palm Beach Gardens | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter, FL | 6 mi northeast | 158 | October to May | same station |
| North Palm Beach, FL | 7 mi east | 158 | October to May | same station |
| Riviera Beach, FL | 7 mi southeast | 158 | October to May | same station |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 8 mi south | 158 | October to May | same station |
| Royal Palm Beach, FL | 11 mi south | 158 | October to May | same station |
| Wellington, FL | 15 mi southwest | 158 | October to May | same station |
How Palm Beach Gardens ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Palm Beach Gardens (population 63,284, 47th largest) ranks 26th for painting days, 13 days above the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 126 miles west. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 11 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Palm Beach International Airport (12.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.