When to paint a house exterior in New Iberia, LA
When to paint in New Iberia, 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 October, at about 17 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, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 2Jan
- 5Feb
- 10Mar
- 16Apr
- 17May
- 4Jun
- 2Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 17Oct
- 8Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 11 | 44° / 64°F |
| February | 5 | 3 | 12 | 49° / 69°F |
| March | 10 | 9 | 17 | 56° / 75°F |
| April | 16 | 13 | 19 | 60° / 80°F |
| May | 17 | 13 | 17 | 68° / 86°F |
| June | 4 | 2 | 4 | 74° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 92°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 75° / 93°F |
| September | 6 | 4 | 6 | 71° / 90°F |
| October | 17 | 17 | 20 | 61° / 84°F |
| November | 8 | 7 | 17 | 52° / 75°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 13 | 49° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near New Iberia compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Broussard (101 a year, 12 miles northwest); 1 gets 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.
| Place | From New Iberia | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broussard, LA | 12 mi northwest | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Youngsville, LA | 12 mi northwest | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Abbeville, LA | 18 mi west | 81 | April to May | Abbeville Chris Crusta Memori |
| Lafayette, LA | 19 mi northwest | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Carencro, LA | 25 mi northwest | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Crowley, LA | 36 mi northwest | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
How New Iberia ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, New Iberia (population 26,849, 13th largest) ranks 18th for painting days, right at the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 113 miles east. The shortest is Natchitoches at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 45 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Acadiana Regional Airport (4.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.