When to paint a house exterior in Tarpon Springs, FL
When to paint in Tarpon Springs, FL
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is February to May, with 7 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 23 painting days. Book a painter by December.
If you want the house done in February to May, call for quotes in December 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.
- 9Jan
- 14Feb
- 22Mar
- 23Apr
- 16May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 18Oct
- 21Nov
- 14Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 | 8 | 18 | 52° / 73°F |
| February | 14 | 11 | 19 | 56° / 78°F |
| March | 22 | 20 | 24 | 60° / 81°F |
| April | 23 | 21 | 23 | 66° / 85°F |
| May | 16 | 13 | 16 | 70° / 89°F |
| June | 4 | 3 | 4 | 75° / 91°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 92°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 77° / 93°F |
| September | 3 | 3 | 3 | 76° / 91°F |
| October | 18 | 17 | 18 | 71° / 87°F |
| November | 21 | 15 | 21 | 63° / 81°F |
| December | 14 | 13 | 19 | 58° / 77°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 20 days a year here.
Towns near Tarpon Springs compared
1 gets fewer, down to 99 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. Dunedin, Oldsmar, Safety Harbor, Clearwater, Largo are read from the same station as Tarpon Springs, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Tarpon Springs | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Port Richey, FL | 8 mi northeast | 99 | March to April | Hernando County Airport |
| Dunedin, FL | 8 mi south | 145 | February to May | same station |
| Oldsmar, FL | 10 mi southeast | 145 | February to May | same station |
| Safety Harbor, FL | 11 mi southeast | 145 | February to May | same station |
| Clearwater, FL | 12 mi south | 145 | February to May | same station |
| Largo, FL | 17 mi south | 145 | February to May | same station |
How Tarpon Springs ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Tarpon Springs (population 26,168, 102nd largest) ranks 88th for painting days, right at the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 83 miles southeast. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 20 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from St Pete-Clwtr International Airport (17.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.