When to paint a house exterior in Gretna, LA
When to paint in Gretna, 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 May, at about 20 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.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 10Mar
- 17Apr
- 20May
- 7Jun
- 2Jul
- 3Aug
- 10Sep
- 20Oct
- 8Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 12 | 44° / 65°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 12 | 50° / 70°F |
| March | 10 | 7 | 18 | 56° / 75°F |
| April | 17 | 12 | 20 | 61° / 79°F |
| May | 20 | 14 | 20 | 68° / 85°F |
| June | 7 | 3 | 7 | 74° / 89°F |
| July | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 76° / 91°F |
| August | 3 | 1 | 3 | 75° / 92°F |
| September | 10 | 7 | 10 | 72° / 89°F |
| October | 20 | 18 | 21 | 63° / 83°F |
| November | 8 | 7 | 15 | 54° / 74°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 12 | 50° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Gretna compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in New Orleans (144 a year, 12 miles northeast); 3 get fewer, down to 90 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 Gretna | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans, LA | 12 mi northeast | 144 | March to May | Lakefront Airport |
| Kenner, LA | 14 mi northwest | 107 | March to May | Louis Armstrong New Orleans I |
| Slidell, LA | 31 mi northeast | 90 | April to May | Slidell Airport |
| Mandeville, LA | 32 mi north | 90 | April to May | Slidell Airport |
| Covington, LA | 39 mi north | 90 | April to May | Slidell Airport |
| Houma, LA | 46 mi southwest | 132 | March to June | Houma-Terrebonne Airport |
How Gretna ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, Gretna (population 17,185, 19th largest) ranks 8th for painting days, 13 days above the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 12 miles northeast. The shortest is Natchitoches at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from New Orleans Naval Air Station (6.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.