When to paint a house exterior in Monroe, LA
When to paint in Monroe, 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 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 Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 9Mar
- 12Apr
- 15May
- 5Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 8Sep
- 15Oct
- 6Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 9 | 38° / 59°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 10 | 43° / 64°F |
| March | 9 | 8 | 17 | 51° / 72°F |
| April | 12 | 9 | 17 | 56° / 78°F |
| May | 15 | 10 | 15 | 65° / 85°F |
| June | 5 | 3 | 5 | 71° / 91°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74° / 94°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73° / 95°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 8 | 68° / 91°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 20 | 57° / 82°F |
| November | 6 | 5 | 15 | 47° / 70°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 10 | 43° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Monroe compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Vicksburg (120 a year, 71 miles east); 2 get fewer, down to 70 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. West Monroe, Ruston are read from the same station as Monroe, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Monroe | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Monroe, LA | 4 mi west | 80 | April to May | same station |
| Ruston, LA | 33 mi west | 80 | April to May | same station |
| El Dorado, AR | 59 mi northwest | 70 | May | S. Ar Rgnl At Gdwin Field Airport |
| Minden, LA | 70 mi west | 75 | May | Minden Airport |
| Vicksburg, MS | 71 mi east | 120 | March to May | Vicksburg Municipal Airport |
| Natchez, MS | 79 mi southeast | 90 | May | Hrdy-Anres Fd Ntchz-Adams Cou |
How Monroe ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, Monroe (population 46,622, 8th largest) ranks 27th for painting days, 12 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 212 miles southeast. The shortest is Natchitoches at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 48 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Monroe Regional Airport (2.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.