When to paint a house exterior in Minden, LA
When to paint in Minden, LA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March 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, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 4Feb
- 7Mar
- 10Apr
- 13May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 9Sep
- 14Oct
- 7Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 7 | 38° / 59°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 8 | 43° / 65°F |
| March | 7 | 7 | 19 | 49° / 72°F |
| April | 10 | 8 | 18 | 53° / 77°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 14 | 64° / 85°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 71° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | 2 | 2 | 74° / 94°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73° / 94°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 9 | 68° / 90°F |
| October | 14 | 14 | 21 | 56° / 80°F |
| November | 7 | 6 | 16 | 46° / 68°F |
| December | 2 | 1 | 9 | 41° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Minden compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Ruston (80 a year, 38 miles east); 3 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 Minden | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bossier City, LA | 23 mi west | 75 | May | Barksdale Air Force Base |
| Shreveport, LA | 32 mi west | 74 | April to May | Shreveport Regional Airport |
| Ruston, LA | 38 mi east | 80 | April to May | Monroe Regional Airport |
| Magnolia, AR | 46 mi north | 70 | May | S. Ar Rgnl At Gdwin Field Airport |
| El Dorado, AR | 54 mi northeast | 70 | May | S. Ar Rgnl At Gdwin Field Airport |
| Natchitoches, LA | 62 mi south | 56 | March to May | Natchitoches Regional Airport |
How Minden ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, Minden (population 11,195, 32nd largest) ranks 31st for painting days, 17 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 265 miles southeast. 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 Minden Airport (2.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.