The conventional wisdom in Florida is that exterior painting season ends in May and doesn't restart until November. That's mostly correct for the budget guys who don't have a process for working around afternoon thunderstorms. It's not correct for us.
The actual constraint
Premium exterior paint needs 4-6 hours of dry time after application before it can take rain without spotting. SWFL summer afternoons get rain — but we have 6-8 hours of working window every morning before rain typically arrives. With premium acrylics + early-morning starts, we paint the elevation that will dry by noon, then move to interior work or prep on a different elevation.
Why we paint year-round
Two reasons: First, summer scheduling lets clients avoid the November-March rush when every contractor is booked. Second, our paint warranty is 10 years regardless of when applied — the season doesn't change the product or our application standards.
What we won't do
We won't paint during active rain. We won't paint within 24 hours of a forecasted tropical system. We won't paint freshly pressure-washed surfaces (always need 48 hours to dry).