When to paint a house exterior in Sulphur, LA
When to paint in Sulphur, 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.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 11Mar
- 17Apr
- 17May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 17Oct
- 8Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 12 | 44° / 64°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 12 | 49° / 69°F |
| March | 11 | 8 | 18 | 56° / 75°F |
| April | 17 | 12 | 21 | 60° / 79°F |
| May | 17 | 14 | 17 | 70° / 86°F |
| June | 3 | 2 | 3 | 75° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 77° / 93°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 94°F |
| September | 5 | 5 | 5 | 72° / 90°F |
| October | 17 | 15 | 20 | 62° / 83°F |
| November | 8 | 7 | 18 | 52° / 73°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 13 | 48° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Sulphur compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Lake Charles (120 a year, 9 miles east); 4 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 Sulphur | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Charles, LA | 9 mi east | 120 | March to May | Chennault International Airport |
| Orange, TX | 25 mi west | 89 | April to May | Orange County Airport |
| Groves, TX | 39 mi southwest | 75 | April to May | Southeast Texas Regional Airport |
| Port Arthur, TX | 39 mi southwest | 75 | April to May | Southeast Texas Regional Airport |
| Port Neches, TX | 41 mi southwest | 75 | April to May | Southeast Texas Regional Airport |
| Nederland, TX | 43 mi southwest | 75 | April to May | Southeast Texas Regional Airport |
How Sulphur ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, Sulphur (population 20,572, 16th largest) ranks 22nd for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 205 miles east. The shortest is Natchitoches at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 53 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Southland Field Airport (6.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.