When to paint a house exterior in Palmetto Bay, FL
When to paint in Palmetto Bay, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is November to May, with 7 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 23 painting days. Book a painter by September.
If you want the house done in November to May, call for quotes in September 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.
- 17Jan
- 17Feb
- 23Mar
- 18Apr
- 12May
- 2Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 11Oct
- 17Nov
- 15Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17 | 16 | 22 | 57° / 79°F |
| February | 17 | 15 | 20 | 60° / 82°F |
| March | 23 | 20 | 24 | 63° / 85°F |
| April | 18 | 13 | 18 | 67° / 87°F |
| May | 12 | 8 | 12 | 70° / 90°F |
| June | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 74° / 91°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 93°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 93°F |
| September | 3 | 1 | 3 | 75° / 91°F |
| October | 11 | 8 | 11 | 72° / 89°F |
| November | 17 | 13 | 17 | 66° / 84°F |
| December | 15 | 13 | 17 | 61° / 81°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 11 days a year here.
Towns near Palmetto Bay compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Cutler Bay (151 a year, 3 miles south). 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. Pinecrest is read from the same station as Palmetto Bay, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Palmetto Bay | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinecrest, FL | 3 mi north | 137 | November to May | same station |
| Cutler Bay, FL | 3 mi south | 151 | October to May | Homestead Air Force Base Airport |
| Coral Gables, FL | 6 mi northeast | 149 | November to May | Miami International Airport |
| South Miami, FL | 6 mi north | 149 | November to May | Miami International Airport |
| Key Biscayne, FL | 11 mi northeast | 149 | November to May | Miami International Airport |
| Sweetwater, FL | 12 mi north | 149 | November to May | Miami International Airport |
How Palmetto Bay ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Palmetto Bay (population 25,402, 103rd largest) ranks 101st for painting days, 8 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 153 miles northwest. 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 Kendall-Tamiami Exec Airport (7.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.