When to paint a house exterior in Opelousas, LA
When to paint in Opelousas, 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 16 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.
- 1Jan
- 4Feb
- 10Mar
- 14Apr
- 14May
- 6Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 16Oct
- 5Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 8 | 42° / 62°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 10 | 47° / 68°F |
| March | 10 | 7 | 18 | 53° / 74°F |
| April | 14 | 10 | 19 | 57° / 78°F |
| May | 14 | 10 | 14 | 66° / 85°F |
| June | 6 | 2 | 6 | 72° / 90°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 91°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72° / 92°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 7 | 68° / 89°F |
| October | 16 | 16 | 21 | 58° / 82°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 15 | 50° / 72°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 10 | 46° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Opelousas compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Carencro (101 a year, 15 miles south). 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 Opelousas | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carencro, LA | 15 mi south | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Lafayette, LA | 22 mi south | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Crowley, LA | 27 mi southwest | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Broussard, LA | 28 mi south | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Youngsville, LA | 30 mi south | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Abbeville, LA | 38 mi south | 81 | April to May | Abbeville Chris Crusta Memori |
How Opelousas ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, Opelousas (population 15,176, 23rd largest) ranks 25th for painting days, 10 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 132 miles east. The shortest is Natchitoches at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from St Landry Parish Airport Ahar (2.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.