When to paint a house exterior in Vero Beach, FL
When to paint in Vero Beach, 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 March, at about 20 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, Jun, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 9Jan
- 13Feb
- 20Mar
- 18Apr
- 16May
- 8Jun
- 2Jul
- 3Aug
- 6Sep
- 15Oct
- 15Nov
- 12Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 | 8 | 18 | 52° / 76°F |
| February | 13 | 10 | 18 | 55° / 79°F |
| March | 20 | 19 | 24 | 59° / 82°F |
| April | 18 | 13 | 19 | 63° / 85°F |
| May | 16 | 13 | 16 | 67° / 88°F |
| June | 8 | 4 | 8 | 72° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 92°F |
| August | 3 | 1 | 3 | 74° / 92°F |
| September | 6 | 2 | 6 | 74° / 90°F |
| October | 15 | 12 | 16 | 70° / 87°F |
| November | 15 | 12 | 17 | 63° / 82°F |
| December | 12 | 9 | 17 | 57° / 79°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 27 days a year here.
Towns near Vero Beach compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Palm Bay (145 a year, 27 miles northwest). 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. Sebastian is read from the same station as Vero Beach, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Vero Beach | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian, FL | 11 mi northwest | 137 | February to May | same station |
| Fort Pierce, FL | 16 mi south | 136 | February to May | St Lucie County International Airport |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 25 mi south | 136 | February to May | St Lucie County International Airport |
| Palm Bay, FL | 27 mi northwest | 145 | February to May | Melbourne International Airport |
| West Melbourne, FL | 32 mi northwest | 145 | February to May | Melbourne International Airport |
| Stuart, FL | 33 mi south | 136 | February to May | St Lucie County International Airport |
How Vero Beach ranks in FL
Of 173 FL places with 10,000 people or more, Vero Beach (population 17,556, 133rd largest) ranks 100th for painting days, 8 days below the state median of 145. The longest season in the state is North Port, 226 days, 118 miles west. The shortest is Crestview at 69. Low-temperature paint only adds 27 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Vero Beach Municipal Airport (1.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.