When to paint a house exterior in Plant City, FL
When to paint in Plant City, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is February to May, with 7 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 22 painting days. Book a painter by December.
If you want the house done in February to May, call for quotes in December 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.
- 12Jan
- 17Feb
- 22Mar
- 21Apr
- 15May
- 4Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 7Sep
- 19Oct
- 16Nov
- 14Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12 | 12 | 20 | 51° / 71°F |
| February | 17 | 14 | 21 | 55° / 76°F |
| March | 22 | 22 | 25 | 58° / 80°F |
| April | 21 | 18 | 21 | 63° / 84°F |
| May | 15 | 14 | 15 | 67° / 88°F |
| June | 4 | 3 | 4 | 73° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 91°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 91°F |
| September | 7 | 3 | 7 | 73° / 89°F |
| October | 19 | 17 | 19 | 68° / 85°F |
| November | 16 | 10 | 18 | 61° / 79°F |
| December | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56° / 75°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 24 days a year here.
Towns near Plant City compared
5 get fewer, down to 97 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. Lakeland is read from the same station as Plant City, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Plant City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland, FL | 10 mi east | 150 | February to May | same station |
| Temple Terrace, FL | 16 mi west | 145 | October to May | Tampa International Airport |
| Zephyrhills, FL | 16 mi north | 97 | March to April | Zephyrhills Municipal Airport |
| Bartow, FL | 20 mi southeast | 120 | February to April | Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport |
| Auburndale, FL | 21 mi east | 120 | February to April | Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport |
| Tampa, FL | 22 mi west | 145 | October to May | Tampa International Airport |
How Plant City ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Plant City (population 43,046, 75th largest) ranks 49th for painting days, 5 days above the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 66 miles south. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 24 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (4.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.