When to paint a house exterior in Royal Palm Beach, FL
When to paint in Royal Palm Beach, 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 22 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, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 16Jan
- 19Feb
- 22Mar
- 21Apr
- 15May
- 7Jun
- 2Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 14Oct
- 19Nov
- 15Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16 | 14 | 21 | 58° / 78°F |
| February | 19 | 15 | 21 | 62° / 81°F |
| March | 22 | 20 | 23 | 65° / 83°F |
| April | 21 | 15 | 21 | 68° / 86°F |
| May | 15 | 11 | 15 | 72° / 88°F |
| June | 7 | 4 | 7 | 75° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 77° / 92°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 77° / 92°F |
| September | 6 | 2 | 6 | 76° / 90°F |
| October | 14 | 10 | 14 | 73° / 87°F |
| November | 19 | 16 | 20 | 68° / 83°F |
| December | 15 | 12 | 18 | 62° / 80°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 11 days a year here.
Towns near Royal Palm Beach compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Royal Palm Beach's 158 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Wellington, West Palm Beach, Greenacres, Palm Springs, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach Gardens are read from the same station as Royal Palm Beach, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Royal Palm Beach | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington, FL | 4 mi southwest | 158 | October to May | same station |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 7 mi northeast | 158 | October to May | same station |
| Greenacres, FL | 7 mi southeast | 158 | October to May | same station |
| Palm Springs, FL | 9 mi southeast | 158 | October to May | same station |
| Riviera Beach, FL | 11 mi northeast | 158 | October to May | same station |
| Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 11 mi north | 158 | October to May | same station |
How Royal Palm Beach ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Royal Palm Beach (population 41,948, 78th largest) ranks 31st for painting days, 13 days above the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 124 miles west. 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 Palm Beach International Airport (8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.