When to paint a house exterior in Tampa, FL
When to paint in Tampa, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is October to May, with 8 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 22 painting days. Book a painter by August.
If you want the house done in October to May, call for quotes in August 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, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 12Jan
- 15Feb
- 22Mar
- 22Apr
- 13May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 15Oct
- 22Nov
- 16Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12 | 11 | 21 | 52° / 74°F |
| February | 15 | 12 | 20 | 56° / 78°F |
| March | 22 | 21 | 25 | 61° / 81°F |
| April | 22 | 19 | 22 | 66° / 85°F |
| May | 13 | 11 | 13 | 71° / 90°F |
| June | 4 | 2 | 4 | 76° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 77° / 92°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 93°F |
| September | 3 | 1 | 3 | 76° / 92°F |
| October | 15 | 14 | 16 | 70° / 88°F |
| November | 22 | 17 | 23 | 62° / 82°F |
| December | 16 | 12 | 22 | 57° / 77°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 23 days a year here.
Towns near Tampa compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in St. Petersburg (163 a year, 17 miles southwest). 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. Temple Terrace is read from the same station as Tampa, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Tampa | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Terrace, FL | 8 mi northeast | 145 | October to May | same station |
| Oldsmar, FL | 13 mi northwest | 145 | February to May | St Pete-Clwtr International Airport |
| Safety Harbor, FL | 14 mi west | 145 | February to May | St Pete-Clwtr International Airport |
| Pinellas Park, FL | 16 mi southwest | 145 | February to May | St Pete-Clwtr International Airport |
| St. Petersburg, FL | 17 mi southwest | 163 | January to May | Albert Whitted Airport |
| Clearwater, FL | 18 mi west | 145 | February to May | St Pete-Clwtr International Airport |
How Tampa ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Tampa (population 414,547, 3rd largest) ranks 74th for painting days, right at the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 65 miles south. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 23 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Tampa International Airport (3.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.