When to paint a house exterior in St. Augustine, FL
When to paint in St. Augustine, FL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 20 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January 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, Oct, Nov.
- 5Jan
- 6Feb
- 15Mar
- 18Apr
- 20May
- 10Jun
- 8Jul
- 7Aug
- 9Sep
- 17Oct
- 10Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 5 | 15 | 47° / 69°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 14 | 50° / 73°F |
| March | 15 | 15 | 22 | 55° / 76°F |
| April | 18 | 15 | 19 | 61° / 80°F |
| May | 20 | 17 | 20 | 67° / 85°F |
| June | 10 | 8 | 10 | 73° / 89°F |
| July | 8 | 6 | 8 | 75° / 90°F |
| August | 7 | 6 | 7 | 75° / 90°F |
| September | 9 | 4 | 9 | 73° / 87°F |
| October | 17 | 13 | 17 | 67° / 82°F |
| November | 10 | 7 | 14 | 58° / 76°F |
| December | 4 | 3 | 12 | 51° / 71°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 39 days a year here.
Towns near St. Augustine compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Palm Coast (170 a year, 25 miles south); 4 get fewer, down to 112 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.
| Place | From St. Augustine | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Cove Springs, FL | 23 mi west | 119 | March to May | Jacksonville Naval Air Station |
| Palm Coast, FL | 25 mi south | 170 | February to June | Flagler County Executive Airport |
| Jacksonville Beach, FL | 26 mi north | 112 | March to May | Craig Municipal Airport |
| Palatka, FL | 28 mi southwest | 123 | March to May | Keystone Airpark |
| Atlantic Beach, FL | 31 mi north | 132 | March to May | Mayport Naf |
| Jacksonville, FL | 37 mi northwest | 119 | March to May | Jacksonville Naval Air Station |
How St. Augustine ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, St. Augustine (population 16,033, 142nd largest) ranks 121st for painting days, 17 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 203 miles south. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 39 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from St Augustine Airport (4.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.