When to paint a house exterior in Shreveport, LA
When to paint in Shreveport, 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 13 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 9Mar
- 12Apr
- 13May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 13Oct
- 7Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 9 | 38° / 62°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 10 | 42° / 66°F |
| March | 9 | 8 | 17 | 50° / 75°F |
| April | 12 | 10 | 18 | 54° / 80°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 13 | 64° / 86°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 72° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 75° / 96°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 97°F |
| September | 6 | 5 | 6 | 69° / 92°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 18 | 57° / 83°F |
| November | 7 | 6 | 17 | 47° / 72°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 13 | 43° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Shreveport compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Marshall (96 a year, 33 miles west). 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 Shreveport | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bossier City, LA | 9 mi northeast | 75 | May | Barksdale Air Force Base |
| Minden, LA | 32 mi east | 75 | May | Minden Airport |
| Marshall, TX | 33 mi west | 96 | April to May | Harrison County Airport |
| Longview, TX | 57 mi west | 83 | April to May | East Texas Regional Airport |
| Henderson, TX | 62 mi west | 77 | May | Rusk County Airport |
| Kilgore, TX | 62 mi west | 83 | April to May | East Texas Regional Airport |
How Shreveport ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, Shreveport (population 176,578, 3rd largest) ranks 33rd for painting days, 18 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 282 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 Shreveport Regional Airport (2.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.