When to paint a house exterior in Sanford, FL
When to paint in Sanford, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is February to April, with 6 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by December.
If you want the house done in February to April, call for quotes in December or earlier; a job pushed past April 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.
- 9Jan
- 13Feb
- 18Mar
- 18Apr
- 11May
- 3Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 4Sep
- 18Oct
- 17Nov
- 13Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 | 9 | 20 | 49° / 74°F |
| February | 13 | 12 | 20 | 53° / 79°F |
| March | 18 | 15 | 23 | 57° / 83°F |
| April | 18 | 14 | 19 | 62° / 86°F |
| May | 11 | 10 | 11 | 67° / 90°F |
| June | 3 | 3 | 3 | 73° / 93°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 94°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 93°F |
| September | 4 | 4 | 4 | 73° / 91°F |
| October | 18 | 17 | 18 | 67° / 86°F |
| November | 17 | 12 | 19 | 60° / 81°F |
| December | 13 | 10 | 20 | 54° / 77°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 34 days a year here.
Towns near Sanford compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Casselberry (130 a year, 9 miles south). 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. Lake Mary, Winter Springs, DeBary, Longwood, Deltona are read from the same station as Sanford, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Sanford | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Mary, FL | 4 mi southwest | 123 | February to April | same station |
| Winter Springs, FL | 7 mi south | 123 | February to April | same station |
| DeBary, FL | 7 mi northwest | 123 | February to April | same station |
| Longwood, FL | 8 mi southwest | 123 | February to April | same station |
| Deltona, FL | 9 mi northeast | 123 | February to April | same station |
| Casselberry, FL | 9 mi south | 130 | February to April | Executive Airport |
How Sanford ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Sanford (population 66,919, 45th largest) ranks 134th for painting days, 22 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 132 miles southwest. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 34 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Orlando Sanford Airport (2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.