When to paint a house exterior in Houma, LA
When to paint in Houma, LA
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is March to June, with 6 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 22 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to June, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 3Jan
- 5Feb
- 12Mar
- 16Apr
- 22May
- 13Jun
- 6Jul
- 6Aug
- 15Sep
- 21Oct
- 10Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 14 | 44° / 63°F |
| February | 5 | 4 | 15 | 50° / 69°F |
| March | 12 | 9 | 20 | 56° / 74°F |
| April | 16 | 13 | 19 | 61° / 78°F |
| May | 22 | 18 | 22 | 69° / 85°F |
| June | 13 | 9 | 13 | 74° / 89°F |
| July | 6 | 4 | 6 | 75° / 90°F |
| August | 6 | 3 | 6 | 75° / 91°F |
| September | 15 | 14 | 15 | 71° / 88°F |
| October | 21 | 21 | 23 | 62° / 81°F |
| November | 10 | 10 | 19 | 53° / 72°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 15 | 50° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Houma compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in New Orleans (144 a year, 57 miles northeast); 4 get fewer, down to 83 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. Thibodaux is read from the same station as Houma, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Houma | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thibodaux, LA | 16 mi northwest | 132 | March to June | same station |
| Morgan City, LA | 30 mi west | 124 | April to June | Salt Point |
| Kenner, LA | 40 mi northeast | 107 | March to May | Louis Armstrong New Orleans I |
| Gretna, LA | 46 mi northeast | 106 | April to May | New Orleans Naval Air Station |
| Gonzales, LA | 46 mi north | 83 | April to May | Louisiana Regional Airport |
| New Orleans, LA | 57 mi northeast | 144 | March to May | Lakefront Airport |
How Houma ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, Houma (population 31,671, 10th largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 40 days above the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 57 miles northeast. The shortest is Natchitoches at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Houma-Terrebonne Airport (3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.