When to paint a house exterior in Rockledge, FL
When to paint in Rockledge, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is January to May, with 8 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 21 painting days. Book a painter by November.
If you want the house done in January to May, call for quotes in November 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, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 13Jan
- 14Feb
- 21Mar
- 19Apr
- 19May
- 10Jun
- 8Jul
- 7Aug
- 13Sep
- 14Oct
- 15Nov
- 11Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 13 | 19 | 55° / 74°F |
| February | 14 | 13 | 16 | 59° / 77°F |
| March | 21 | 21 | 22 | 63° / 80°F |
| April | 19 | 16 | 19 | 68° / 83°F |
| May | 19 | 16 | 19 | 72° / 85°F |
| June | 10 | 7 | 10 | 75° / 88°F |
| July | 8 | 6 | 8 | 78° / 90°F |
| August | 7 | 6 | 7 | 78° / 90°F |
| September | 13 | 9 | 13 | 77° / 88°F |
| October | 14 | 11 | 14 | 73° / 85°F |
| November | 15 | 12 | 15 | 67° / 80°F |
| December | 11 | 11 | 14 | 60° / 76°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 11 days a year here.
Towns near Rockledge compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Cocoa (224 a year, 4 miles north); 1 gets 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. Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach are read from the same station as Rockledge, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Rockledge | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocoa, FL | 4 mi north | 224 | September to May | Space Coast Regional Airport |
| Cocoa Beach, FL | 7 mi east | 165 | January to May | same station |
| Cape Canaveral, FL | 9 mi northeast | 167 | February to May | Cocoa Beach Cape Kennedy Afs |
| Satellite Beach, FL | 13 mi southeast | 165 | January to May | same station |
| Melbourne, FL | 15 mi south | 145 | February to May | Melbourne International Airport |
| Titusville, FL | 18 mi north | 224 | September to May | Space Coast Regional Airport |
How Rockledge ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Rockledge (population 31,429, 94th largest) ranks 18th for painting days, 20 days above the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 125 miles southwest. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 11 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Patrick Air Force Base Airport (10.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.