When to paint a house exterior in Lake Charles, LA
When to paint in Lake Charles, 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 May, at about 22 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 13Mar
- 20Apr
- 22May
- 10Jun
- 4Jul
- 3Aug
- 10Sep
- 21Oct
- 9Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 14 | 43° / 63°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 14 | 48° / 68°F |
| March | 13 | 12 | 21 | 54° / 74°F |
| April | 20 | 19 | 23 | 59° / 78°F |
| May | 22 | 20 | 22 | 67° / 85°F |
| June | 10 | 9 | 10 | 74° / 90°F |
| July | 4 | 2 | 4 | 76° / 92°F |
| August | 3 | 1 | 3 | 75° / 93°F |
| September | 10 | 10 | 10 | 71° / 89°F |
| October | 21 | 21 | 23 | 61° / 83°F |
| November | 9 | 9 | 21 | 52° / 73°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 16 | 47° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 61 days a year here.
Towns near Lake Charles compared
6 get fewer, down to 75 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.
| Place | From Lake Charles | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur, LA | 9 mi west | 86 | April to May | Southland Field Airport |
| Orange, TX | 33 mi west | 89 | April to May | Orange County Airport |
| Groves, TX | 46 mi west | 75 | April to May | Southeast Texas Regional Airport |
| Port Arthur, TX | 46 mi southwest | 75 | April to May | Southeast Texas Regional Airport |
| Port Neches, TX | 48 mi west | 75 | April to May | Southeast Texas Regional Airport |
| Nederland, TX | 50 mi west | 75 | April to May | Southeast Texas Regional Airport |
How Lake Charles ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, Lake Charles (population 81,157, 5th largest) ranks 5th for painting days, 28 days above the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 196 miles east. The shortest is Natchitoches at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 61 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Chennault International Airport (4.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.