When to paint a house exterior in Lafayette, LA
When to paint in Lafayette, LA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 4Jan
- 6Feb
- 14Mar
- 16Apr
- 15May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 8Sep
- 18Oct
- 9Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 3 | 13 | 44° / 64°F |
| February | 6 | 5 | 12 | 50° / 69°F |
| March | 14 | 12 | 19 | 57° / 75°F |
| April | 16 | 11 | 19 | 61° / 80°F |
| May | 15 | 10 | 15 | 69° / 86°F |
| June | 4 | 2 | 4 | 74° / 91°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 93°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76° / 93°F |
| September | 8 | 6 | 8 | 72° / 90°F |
| October | 18 | 18 | 20 | 62° / 84°F |
| November | 9 | 9 | 17 | 53° / 74°F |
| December | 5 | 5 | 14 | 50° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Lafayette compared
2 get fewer, down to 81 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. Broussard, Carencro, Youngsville, Crowley are read from the same station as Lafayette, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Lafayette | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broussard, LA | 6 mi southeast | 101 | March to May | same station |
| Carencro, LA | 7 mi north | 101 | March to May | same station |
| Youngsville, LA | 8 mi south | 101 | March to May | same station |
| Abbeville, LA | 17 mi south | 81 | April to May | Abbeville Chris Crusta Memori |
| New Iberia, LA | 19 mi southeast | 92 | April to May | Acadiana Regional Airport |
| Crowley, LA | 21 mi west | 101 | March to May | same station |
How Lafayette ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, Lafayette (population 122,280, 4th largest) ranks 9th for painting days, 8 days above the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 126 miles east. The shortest is Natchitoches at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 43 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lafayette Regional Airport (2.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.