When to paint a house exterior in Port St. Lucie, FL
When to paint in Port St. Lucie, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is February to May, with 6 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 19 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, Jun, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 10Jan
- 13Feb
- 19Mar
- 17Apr
- 16May
- 8Jun
- 5Jul
- 4Aug
- 7Sep
- 14Oct
- 14Nov
- 11Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 | 10 | 18 | 52° / 76°F |
| February | 13 | 11 | 18 | 55° / 79°F |
| March | 19 | 19 | 23 | 58° / 82°F |
| April | 17 | 11 | 18 | 62° / 85°F |
| May | 16 | 13 | 16 | 67° / 87°F |
| June | 8 | 4 | 8 | 72° / 90°F |
| July | 5 | 3 | 5 | 73° / 92°F |
| August | 4 | 2 | 4 | 74° / 91°F |
| September | 7 | 3 | 7 | 73° / 90°F |
| October | 14 | 11 | 14 | 69° / 86°F |
| November | 14 | 10 | 15 | 63° / 82°F |
| December | 11 | 9 | 16 | 57° / 79°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 27 days a year here.
Towns near Port St. Lucie compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Jupiter (158 a year, 30 miles southeast). 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. Fort Pierce, Stuart are read from the same station as Port St. Lucie, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Port St. Lucie | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Pierce, FL | 10 mi north | 136 | February to May | same station |
| Stuart, FL | 11 mi southeast | 136 | February to May | same station |
| Vero Beach, FL | 25 mi north | 137 | February to May | Vero Beach Municipal Airport |
| Jupiter, FL | 30 mi southeast | 158 | October to May | Palm Beach International Airport |
| Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 33 mi southeast | 158 | October to May | Palm Beach International Airport |
| Sebastian, FL | 35 mi north | 137 | February to May | Vero Beach Municipal Airport |
How Port St. Lucie ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Port St. Lucie (population 258,575, 6th largest) ranks 105th for painting days, 9 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 112 miles west. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 27 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from St Lucie County International Airport (15 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.