When to paint a house exterior in New Orleans, LA
When to paint in New Orleans, LA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 5 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 25 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 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 5Jan
- 10Feb
- 18Mar
- 20Apr
- 20May
- 5Jun
- 3Jul
- 3Aug
- 12Sep
- 25Oct
- 16Nov
- 8Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 5 | 16 | 48° / 63°F |
| February | 10 | 10 | 16 | 54° / 69°F |
| March | 18 | 16 | 20 | 60° / 75°F |
| April | 20 | 17 | 20 | 65° / 79°F |
| May | 20 | 14 | 20 | 73° / 86°F |
| June | 5 | 3 | 5 | 78° / 91°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 80° / 92°F |
| August | 3 | 2 | 3 | 80° / 92°F |
| September | 12 | 9 | 12 | 77° / 88°F |
| October | 25 | 24 | 25 | 69° / 82°F |
| November | 16 | 15 | 19 | 59° / 72°F |
| December | 8 | 8 | 15 | 54° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 28 days a year here.
Towns near New Orleans compared
6 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 New Orleans | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gretna, LA | 12 mi southwest | 106 | April to May | New Orleans Naval Air Station |
| Slidell, LA | 19 mi northeast | 90 | April to May | Slidell Airport |
| Kenner, LA | 19 mi west | 107 | March to May | Louis Armstrong New Orleans I |
| Mandeville, LA | 24 mi northwest | 90 | April to May | Slidell Airport |
| Covington, LA | 31 mi north | 90 | April to May | Slidell Airport |
| Picayune, MS | 37 mi northeast | 90 | April to May | Slidell Airport |
How New Orleans ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, New Orleans (population 362,701, 1st largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 52 days above the state median of 92. No place in LA has a longer season. The shortest is Natchitoches at 56. Low-temperature paint only adds 28 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lakefront Airport (5.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.