When to paint a house exterior in Sarasota, FL
When to paint in Sarasota, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is February to May, with 7 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 22 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, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 10Jan
- 14Feb
- 21Mar
- 22Apr
- 16May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 6Sep
- 16Oct
- 20Nov
- 13Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52° / 74°F |
| February | 14 | 12 | 19 | 55° / 78°F |
| March | 21 | 20 | 24 | 59° / 81°F |
| April | 22 | 18 | 22 | 64° / 85°F |
| May | 16 | 15 | 16 | 69° / 89°F |
| June | 6 | 6 | 6 | 74° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 76° / 92°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 76° / 92°F |
| September | 6 | 5 | 6 | 75° / 91°F |
| October | 16 | 16 | 17 | 70° / 88°F |
| November | 20 | 17 | 22 | 62° / 83°F |
| December | 13 | 12 | 19 | 57° / 78°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 26 days a year here.
Towns near Sarasota compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Venice (226 a year, 17 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. Bradenton, Palmetto are read from the same station as Sarasota, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Sarasota | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradenton, FL | 11 mi north | 147 | February to May | same station |
| Palmetto, FL | 13 mi north | 147 | February to May | same station |
| Venice, FL | 17 mi southeast | 226 | March to January | Venice Fl |
| North Port, FL | 29 mi southeast | 226 | March to January | Venice Fl |
| St. Petersburg, FL | 30 mi north | 163 | January to May | Albert Whitted Airport |
| Gulfport, FL | 30 mi north | 163 | January to May | Albert Whitted Airport |
How Sarasota ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Sarasota (population 57,764, 56th largest) ranks 69th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 29 miles southeast. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 26 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport (4.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.