When to paint a house exterior in Bogalusa, LA
When to paint in Bogalusa, 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 15 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, Dec.
- 2Jan
- 6Feb
- 11Mar
- 13Apr
- 14May
- 2Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 6Sep
- 15Oct
- 8Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 9 | 43° / 65°F |
| February | 6 | 5 | 12 | 48° / 71°F |
| March | 11 | 11 | 18 | 53° / 76°F |
| April | 13 | 11 | 21 | 56° / 80°F |
| May | 14 | 11 | 15 | 65° / 87°F |
| June | 2 | 2 | 2 | 72° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74° / 94°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 94°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 6 | 70° / 91°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 21 | 58° / 84°F |
| November | 8 | 7 | 17 | 50° / 74°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 11 | 47° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Bogalusa compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Hammond (107 a year, 40 miles southwest). 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 Bogalusa | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picayune, MS | 20 mi southeast | 90 | April to May | Slidell Airport |
| Covington, LA | 25 mi southwest | 90 | April to May | Slidell Airport |
| Mandeville, LA | 31 mi southwest | 90 | April to May | Slidell Airport |
| Slidell, LA | 34 mi south | 90 | April to May | Slidell Airport |
| Hammond, LA | 40 mi southwest | 107 | March to May | Louis Armstrong New Orleans I |
| Bay St. Louis, MS | 43 mi southeast | 104 | April to May | Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport |
How Bogalusa ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, Bogalusa (population 10,367, 35th largest) ranks 23rd for painting days, 8 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 50 miles south. The shortest is Natchitoches at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from George R Carr Memorial Air Fi (2.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.