When to paint a house exterior in St. Cloud, FL
When to paint in St. Cloud, 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 March, at about 20 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
- 14Feb
- 20Mar
- 19Apr
- 10May
- 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 4Sep
- 17Oct
- 19Nov
- 14Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 | 9 | 21 | 50° / 75°F |
| February | 14 | 13 | 21 | 54° / 80°F |
| March | 20 | 19 | 24 | 58° / 84°F |
| April | 19 | 14 | 19 | 62° / 87°F |
| May | 10 | 9 | 10 | 67° / 90°F |
| June | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72° / 93°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 94°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 93°F |
| September | 4 | 2 | 4 | 74° / 91°F |
| October | 17 | 16 | 17 | 68° / 87°F |
| November | 19 | 15 | 21 | 60° / 82°F |
| December | 14 | 12 | 21 | 55° / 78°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 32 days a year here.
Towns near St. Cloud compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Winter Park (130 a year, 25 miles north); 2 get fewer, down to 120 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. Kissimmee, Orlando are read from the same station as St. Cloud, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From St. Cloud | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kissimmee, FL | 10 mi northwest | 127 | February to April | same station |
| Orlando, FL | 17 mi north | 127 | February to April | same station |
| Davenport, FL | 21 mi west | 120 | February to April | Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport |
| Haines City, FL | 22 mi west | 120 | February to April | Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport |
| Winter Park, FL | 25 mi north | 130 | February to April | Executive Airport |
| Maitland, FL | 28 mi north | 130 | February to April | Executive Airport |
How St. Cloud ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, St. Cloud (population 71,036, 41st largest) ranks 125th for painting days, 18 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 99 miles southwest. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 32 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Orlando International Airport (14.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.