When to paint a house exterior in Morgan City, LA
When to paint in Morgan City, LA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to June, with 5 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 19 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to June, call for quotes in February 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 7Mar
- 14Apr
- 15May
- 16Jun
- 10Jul
- 10Aug
- 17Sep
- 19Oct
- 8Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 11 | 46° / 61°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 9 | 51° / 66°F |
| March | 7 | 4 | 10 | 58° / 72°F |
| April | 14 | 9 | 15 | 64° / 77°F |
| May | 15 | 9 | 15 | 70° / 83°F |
| June | 16 | 10 | 16 | 76° / 88°F |
| July | 10 | 6 | 10 | 79° / 90°F |
| August | 10 | 5 | 10 | 78° / 90°F |
| September | 17 | 11 | 17 | 73° / 88°F |
| October | 19 | 13 | 20 | 65° / 81°F |
| November | 8 | 3 | 12 | 56° / 73°F |
| December | 3 | 1 | 10 | 52° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 30 days a year here.
Towns near Morgan City compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Thibodaux (132 a year, 23 miles east); 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.
| Place | From Morgan City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thibodaux, LA | 23 mi east | 132 | March to June | Houma-Terrebonne Airport |
| Houma, LA | 30 mi east | 132 | March to June | Houma-Terrebonne Airport |
| Gonzales, LA | 38 mi northeast | 83 | April to May | Louisiana Regional Airport |
| New Iberia, LA | 43 mi northwest | 92 | April to May | Acadiana Regional Airport |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 51 mi north | 95 | March to May | Baton Rouge Metro Ryan Field |
| Broussard, LA | 54 mi northwest | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
How Morgan City ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, Morgan City (population 10,813, 34th largest) ranks 4th for painting days, 31 days above the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 79 miles east. The shortest is Natchitoches at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 30 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Salt Point (22.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.