When to paint a house exterior in Hammond, LA
When to paint in Hammond, LA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 22 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January 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
- 5Feb
- 16Mar
- 19Apr
- 17May
- 3Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 22Oct
- 12Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 15 | 45° / 67°F |
| February | 5 | 4 | 14 | 50° / 72°F |
| March | 16 | 12 | 20 | 57° / 77°F |
| April | 19 | 14 | 20 | 61° / 81°F |
| May | 17 | 12 | 17 | 69° / 87°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 75° / 92°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 94°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 94°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 7 | 74° / 91°F |
| October | 22 | 22 | 23 | 65° / 84°F |
| November | 12 | 9 | 19 | 55° / 75°F |
| December | 5 | 4 | 15 | 51° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Hammond compared
5 get fewer, down to 83 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. Kenner is read from the same station as Hammond, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Hammond | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington, LA | 21 mi east | 90 | April to May | Slidell Airport |
| Mandeville, LA | 23 mi southeast | 90 | April to May | Slidell Airport |
| Gonzales, LA | 34 mi southwest | 83 | April to May | Louisiana Regional Airport |
| Central, LA | 35 mi west | 95 | March to May | Baton Rouge Metro Ryan Field |
| Kenner, LA | 36 mi south | 107 | March to May | same station |
| Bogalusa, LA | 40 mi northeast | 84 | April to May | George R Carr Memorial Air Fi |
How Hammond ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, Hammond (population 23,426, 14th largest) ranks 7th for painting days, 15 days above the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 44 miles southeast. 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans I (36.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.