When to paint a house exterior in Ruston, LA
When to paint in Ruston, 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 Ruston compared
4 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. West Monroe, Monroe are read from the same station as Ruston, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Ruston | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Monroe, LA | 28 mi east | 80 | April to May | same station |
| Monroe, LA | 33 mi east | 80 | April to May | same station |
| Minden, LA | 38 mi west | 75 | May | Minden Airport |
| El Dorado, AR | 47 mi north | 70 | May | S. Ar Rgnl At Gdwin Field Airport |
| Bossier City, LA | 59 mi west | 75 | May | Barksdale Air Force Base |
| Natchitoches, LA | 62 mi southwest | 56 | March to May | Natchitoches Regional Airport |
How Ruston ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, Ruston (population 22,330, 15th largest) ranks 28th for painting days, 12 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 234 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 (34.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.