When to paint a house exterior in Palm Coast, FL
When to paint in Palm Coast, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is February to June, with 7 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 23 painting days. Book a painter by December.
If you want the house done in February to June, call for quotes in December or earlier; a job pushed past June 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, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 7Jan
- 12Feb
- 19Mar
- 20Apr
- 23May
- 14Jun
- 12Jul
- 12Aug
- 16Sep
- 21Oct
- 11Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 7 | 20 | 48° / 69°F |
| February | 12 | 12 | 20 | 52° / 74°F |
| March | 19 | 19 | 25 | 56° / 77°F |
| April | 20 | 18 | 22 | 59° / 80°F |
| May | 23 | 22 | 23 | 66° / 84°F |
| June | 14 | 13 | 14 | 71° / 88°F |
| July | 12 | 11 | 12 | 73° / 90°F |
| August | 12 | 10 | 12 | 74° / 90°F |
| September | 16 | 14 | 16 | 72° / 87°F |
| October | 21 | 19 | 21 | 66° / 82°F |
| November | 11 | 9 | 16 | 58° / 75°F |
| December | 5 | 4 | 14 | 51° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Palm Coast compared
6 get fewer, down to 123 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 Palm Coast | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormond Beach, FL | 19 mi southeast | 124 | March to May | Daytona Beach International A |
| Holly Hill, FL | 23 mi southeast | 124 | March to May | Daytona Beach International A |
| St. Augustine, FL | 25 mi north | 128 | March to May | St Augustine Airport |
| Daytona Beach, FL | 25 mi south | 124 | March to May | Daytona Beach International A |
| Palatka, FL | 27 mi west | 123 | March to May | Keystone Airpark |
| South Daytona, FL | 29 mi southeast | 124 | March to May | Daytona Beach International A |
How Palm Coast ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Palm Coast (population 106,729, 23rd largest) ranks 6th for painting days, 25 days above the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 181 miles south. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 45 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Flagler County Executive Airport (5.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.