When to paint a house exterior in Tallahassee, FL
When to paint in Tallahassee, FL
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is October, with 1 good month a year. The best month is October, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by August.
If you want the house done in October, call for quotes in August or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 5Feb
- 11Mar
- 12Apr
- 9May
- 2Jun
- under 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 17Oct
- 9Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 8 | 41° / 68°F |
| February | 5 | 4 | 11 | 45° / 73°F |
| March | 11 | 11 | 20 | 50° / 79°F |
| April | 12 | 9 | 19 | 55° / 83°F |
| May | 9 | 9 | 10 | 63° / 90°F |
| June | 2 | 1 | 2 | 71° / 93°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 94°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 94°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 6 | 70° / 91°F |
| October | 17 | 16 | 20 | 59° / 86°F |
| November | 9 | 9 | 19 | 50° / 77°F |
| December | 3 | 2 | 10 | 45° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Tallahassee compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Panama City (135 a year, 78 miles west). 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. Thomasville is read from the same station as Tallahassee, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Tallahassee | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo, GA | 30 mi north | 104 | March to May | Dcatr County Indus Airpk Airport |
| Thomasville, GA | 31 mi northeast | 74 | October | same station |
| Bainbridge, GA | 37 mi northwest | 104 | March to May | Dcatr County Indus Airpk Airport |
| Moultrie, GA | 57 mi northeast | 74 | April | Sw Georgia Regional Airport |
| Valdosta, GA | 64 mi northeast | 78 | October | Valdosta Regional Airport |
| Panama City, FL | 78 mi west | 135 | April to June | Tyndall Air Force Base Airport |
How Tallahassee ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Tallahassee (population 205,089, 9th largest) ranks 172nd for painting days, 71 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 266 miles southeast. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Tallahassee Regional Airport (7.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.