When to paint a house exterior in Alexandria, LA
When to paint in Alexandria, 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 5Feb
- 10Mar
- 13Apr
- 14May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 16Oct
- 7Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 9 | 40° / 61°F |
| February | 5 | 4 | 11 | 45° / 66°F |
| March | 10 | 9 | 18 | 52° / 73°F |
| April | 13 | 10 | 18 | 57° / 79°F |
| May | 14 | 8 | 14 | 65° / 86°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 72° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 94°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 95°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 6 | 69° / 91°F |
| October | 16 | 16 | 20 | 58° / 83°F |
| November | 7 | 5 | 16 | 49° / 72°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 10 | 45° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 47 days a year here.
Towns near Alexandria compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Carencro (101 a year, 72 miles south); 2 get fewer, down to 56 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 Alexandria | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pineville, LA | 5 mi northeast | 69 | May | Esler Regional Airport |
| Natchitoches, LA | 48 mi northwest | 56 | March to May | Natchitoches Regional Airport |
| Opelousas, LA | 58 mi southeast | 82 | April to May | St Landry Parish Airport Ahar |
| Natchez, MS | 66 mi east | 90 | May | Hrdy-Anres Fd Ntchz-Adams Cou |
| Carencro, LA | 72 mi south | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Crowley, LA | 75 mi south | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
How Alexandria ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, Alexandria (population 43,133, 9th largest) ranks 30th for painting days, 12 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 173 miles southeast. The shortest is Natchitoches at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 47 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Alexandria International Airport (6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.