When to paint a house exterior in Pineville, LA
When to paint in Pineville, 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 May, at about 13 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, Sep, Oct.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 10Mar
- 12Apr
- 13May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 12Oct
- 4Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 7 | 39° / 62°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 9 | 44° / 68°F |
| March | 10 | 9 | 17 | 51° / 75°F |
| April | 12 | 9 | 18 | 55° / 79°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 14 | 63° / 86°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 70° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73° / 94°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72° / 95°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 6 | 67° / 91°F |
| October | 12 | 12 | 18 | 56° / 83°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 13 | 47° / 72°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 8 | 44° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Pineville compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Carencro (101 a year, 74 miles south); 1 gets 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 Pineville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria, LA | 5 mi southwest | 80 | April to May | Alexandria International Airport |
| Natchitoches, LA | 49 mi northwest | 56 | March to May | Natchitoches Regional Airport |
| Opelousas, LA | 60 mi south | 82 | April to May | St Landry Parish Airport Ahar |
| Natchez, MS | 62 mi east | 90 | May | Hrdy-Anres Fd Ntchz-Adams Cou |
| Carencro, LA | 74 mi south | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Crowley, LA | 78 mi south | 101 | March to May | Lafayette Regional Airport |
How Pineville ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, Pineville (population 13,966, 24th largest) ranks 34th for painting days, 23 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 172 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 Esler Regional Airport (7.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.