When to paint a house exterior in Sebastian, FL
When to paint in Sebastian, 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 March, at about 20 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.
- 9Jan
- 13Feb
- 20Mar
- 18Apr
- 16May
- 8Jun
- 2Jul
- 3Aug
- 6Sep
- 15Oct
- 15Nov
- 12Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 | 8 | 18 | 52° / 76°F |
| February | 13 | 10 | 18 | 55° / 79°F |
| March | 20 | 19 | 24 | 59° / 82°F |
| April | 18 | 13 | 19 | 63° / 85°F |
| May | 16 | 13 | 16 | 67° / 88°F |
| June | 8 | 4 | 8 | 72° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 92°F |
| August | 3 | 1 | 3 | 74° / 92°F |
| September | 6 | 2 | 6 | 74° / 90°F |
| October | 15 | 12 | 16 | 70° / 87°F |
| November | 15 | 12 | 17 | 63° / 82°F |
| December | 12 | 9 | 17 | 57° / 79°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 27 days a year here.
Towns near Sebastian compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Satellite Beach (165 a year, 29 miles north). 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. Vero Beach is read from the same station as Sebastian, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Sebastian | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vero Beach, FL | 11 mi southeast | 137 | February to May | same station |
| Palm Bay, FL | 16 mi northwest | 145 | February to May | Melbourne International Airport |
| West Melbourne, FL | 22 mi northwest | 145 | February to May | Melbourne International Airport |
| Melbourne, FL | 25 mi northwest | 145 | February to May | Melbourne International Airport |
| Fort Pierce, FL | 26 mi south | 136 | February to May | St Lucie County International Airport |
| Satellite Beach, FL | 29 mi north | 165 | January to May | Patrick Air Force Base Airport |
How Sebastian ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Sebastian (population 27,087, 101st largest) ranks 99th for painting days, 8 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 116 miles southwest. 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 Vero Beach Municipal Airport (9.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.