When to paint a house exterior in Pensacola, FL
When to paint in Pensacola, FL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 21 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 2Jan
- 6Feb
- 12Mar
- 17Apr
- 19May
- 8Jun
- 2Jul
- 4Aug
- 9Sep
- 21Oct
- 12Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 14 | 46° / 64°F |
| February | 6 | 5 | 13 | 51° / 69°F |
| March | 12 | 9 | 17 | 57° / 74°F |
| April | 17 | 12 | 18 | 61° / 78°F |
| May | 19 | 15 | 19 | 69° / 85°F |
| June | 8 | 6 | 8 | 75° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 77° / 91°F |
| August | 4 | 2 | 4 | 76° / 91°F |
| September | 9 | 7 | 9 | 73° / 89°F |
| October | 21 | 20 | 22 | 64° / 82°F |
| November | 12 | 11 | 20 | 55° / 74°F |
| December | 5 | 4 | 13 | 50° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Pensacola compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Fort Walton Beach (127 a year, 34 miles east); 5 get fewer, down to 69 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 Pensacola | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton, FL | 15 mi northeast | 97 | April to May | Whiting Field Naval Air Stati |
| Foley, AL | 29 mi west | 112 | April to June | Weeks Bay Reserve |
| Gulf Shores, AL | 33 mi west | 112 | April to June | Weeks Bay Reserve |
| Fort Walton Beach, FL | 34 mi east | 127 | April to June | Hurlburt Field Airport |
| Fairhope, AL | 41 mi west | 112 | April to June | Weeks Bay Reserve |
| Crestview, FL | 42 mi northeast | 69 | May | Bob Sikes Airport |
How Pensacola ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Pensacola (population 53,898, 58th largest) ranks 160th for painting days, 28 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 382 miles southeast. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 42 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Pensacola Regional Airport (2.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.