When to paint a house exterior in Abbeville, LA
When to paint in Abbeville, LA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 3 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 7Mar
- 13Apr
- 18May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 7Sep
- 17Oct
- 4Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 8 | 41° / 65°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 10 | 46° / 69°F |
| March | 7 | 7 | 19 | 52° / 75°F |
| April | 13 | 12 | 20 | 57° / 79°F |
| May | 18 | 17 | 18 | 65° / 86°F |
| June | 4 | 4 | 4 | 72° / 91°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 93°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73° / 93°F |
| September | 7 | 4 | 7 | 69° / 90°F |
| October | 17 | 17 | 22 | 57° / 83°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 15 | 48° / 74°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 12 | 45° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Abbeville compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Youngsville (101 a year, 11 miles northeast). 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.
| Place | From Abbeville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngsville, LA | 11 mi northeast | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Broussard, LA | 15 mi northeast | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Lafayette, LA | 17 mi north | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| New Iberia, LA | 18 mi east | 92 | April to May | Acadiana Regional Airport |
| Crowley, LA | 22 mi northwest | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Carencro, LA | 24 mi north | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
How Abbeville ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, Abbeville (population 10,902, 33rd largest) ranks 26th for painting days, 11 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 131 miles east. The shortest is Natchitoches at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 57 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Abbeville Chris Crusta Memori (2.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.