When to paint a house exterior in St. Petersburg, FL
When to paint in St. Petersburg, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is January to May, with 7 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 23 painting days. Book a painter by November.
If you want the house done in January to May, call for quotes in November 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.
- 13Jan
- 16Feb
- 23Mar
- 23Apr
- 18May
- 7Jun
- 4Jul
- 3Aug
- 6Sep
- 19Oct
- 20Nov
- 12Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 11 | 17 | 55° / 71°F |
| February | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59° / 75°F |
| March | 23 | 20 | 23 | 64° / 79°F |
| April | 23 | 18 | 23 | 68° / 83°F |
| May | 18 | 16 | 18 | 73° / 88°F |
| June | 7 | 6 | 7 | 77° / 90°F |
| July | 4 | 3 | 4 | 78° / 91°F |
| August | 3 | 1 | 3 | 78° / 91°F |
| September | 6 | 4 | 6 | 78° / 90°F |
| October | 19 | 16 | 19 | 73° / 86°F |
| November | 20 | 15 | 20 | 65° / 79°F |
| December | 12 | 9 | 14 | 59° / 74°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 9 days a year here.
Towns near St. Petersburg compared
5 get fewer, down to 145 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. Gulfport is read from the same station as St. Petersburg, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From St. Petersburg | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport, FL | 4 mi west | 163 | January to May | same station |
| Pinellas Park, FL | 8 mi northwest | 145 | February to May | St Pete-Clwtr International Airport |
| Seminole, FL | 10 mi northwest | 145 | February to May | St Pete-Clwtr International Airport |
| Largo, FL | 13 mi northwest | 145 | February to May | St Pete-Clwtr International Airport |
| Clearwater, FL | 17 mi northwest | 145 | February to May | St Pete-Clwtr International Airport |
| Palmetto, FL | 17 mi south | 147 | February to May | Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport |
How St. Petersburg ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, St. Petersburg (population 267,102, 5th largest) ranks 21st for painting days, 18 days above the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 56 miles southeast. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 9 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Albert Whitted Airport (1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.