When to paint a house exterior in Panama City Beach, FL
When to paint in Panama City Beach, FL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 3 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February 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 Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 9Mar
- 14Apr
- 17May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 7Sep
- 18Oct
- 8Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 10 | 43° / 65°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 11 | 48° / 70°F |
| March | 9 | 8 | 18 | 52° / 75°F |
| April | 14 | 8 | 19 | 57° / 80°F |
| May | 17 | 12 | 18 | 64° / 86°F |
| June | 6 | 3 | 6 | 72° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 74° / 92°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 92°F |
| September | 7 | 4 | 7 | 70° / 89°F |
| October | 18 | 14 | 21 | 60° / 84°F |
| November | 8 | 5 | 18 | 51° / 75°F |
| December | 4 | 2 | 11 | 48° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Panama City Beach compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Destin (141 a year, 37 miles west). 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 Panama City Beach | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Haven, FL | 14 mi east | 135 | April to June | Tyndall Air Force Base Airport |
| Panama City, FL | 21 mi east | 135 | April to June | Tyndall Air Force Base Airport |
| Callaway, FL | 21 mi east | 135 | April to June | Tyndall Air Force Base Airport |
| Destin, FL | 37 mi west | 141 | March to June | Destin-Fort.Walton Beach Airport |
| Niceville, FL | 41 mi northwest | 105 | April to May | Eglin Air Force Base Airport |
| Fort Walton Beach, FL | 46 mi west | 127 | April to June | Hurlburt Field Airport |
How Panama City Beach ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Panama City Beach (population 19,955, 121st largest) ranks 168th for painting days, 54 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 313 miles southeast. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Northwest Florida Beaches Int (9.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.