When to paint a house exterior in Plantation, FL
When to paint in Plantation, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is October to May, with 8 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 24 painting days. Book a painter by August.
If you want the house done in October to May, call for quotes in August 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, Jun, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 19Jan
- 18Feb
- 24Mar
- 20Apr
- 15May
- 7Jun
- 5Jul
- 2Aug
- 7Sep
- 15Oct
- 16Nov
- 17Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 19 | 21 | 61° / 78°F |
| February | 18 | 15 | 19 | 64° / 80°F |
| March | 24 | 22 | 24 | 67° / 82°F |
| April | 20 | 15 | 20 | 71° / 85°F |
| May | 15 | 11 | 15 | 74° / 87°F |
| June | 7 | 4 | 7 | 76° / 89°F |
| July | 5 | 3 | 5 | 78° / 91°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 78° / 91°F |
| September | 7 | 3 | 7 | 77° / 90°F |
| October | 15 | 11 | 15 | 75° / 87°F |
| November | 16 | 13 | 17 | 69° / 83°F |
| December | 17 | 16 | 18 | 65° / 80°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 5 days a year here.
Towns near Plantation compared
6 get fewer, down to 145 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 Plantation | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise, FL | 3 mi north | 150 | October to May | Fort Lauder Executive Airport |
| Lauderhill, FL | 3 mi northeast | 150 | October to May | Fort Lauder Executive Airport |
| Davie, FL | 3 mi south | 145 | November to May | North Perry Airport |
| Lauderdale Lakes, FL | 5 mi northeast | 150 | October to May | Fort Lauder Executive Airport |
| Tamarac, FL | 5 mi north | 150 | October to May | Fort Lauder Executive Airport |
| Cooper City, FL | 6 mi south | 145 | November to May | North Perry Airport |
How Plantation ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Plantation (population 100,694, 25th largest) ranks 16th for painting days, 20 days above the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 136 miles northwest. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 5 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Fort Laud/Hollywood International Airport (7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.