When to paint a house exterior in Slidell, LA
When to paint in Slidell, 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 October, at about 18 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, Dec.
- 2Jan
- 6Feb
- 11Mar
- 13Apr
- 17May
- 3Jun
- 2Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 18Oct
- 6Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 10 | 43° / 64°F |
| February | 6 | 5 | 11 | 50° / 70°F |
| March | 11 | 10 | 20 | 54° / 75°F |
| April | 13 | 10 | 18 | 57° / 79°F |
| May | 17 | 12 | 17 | 67° / 87°F |
| June | 3 | 2 | 3 | 73° / 92°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 92°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 93°F |
| September | 6 | 5 | 6 | 71° / 89°F |
| October | 18 | 18 | 22 | 60° / 83°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 16 | 50° / 73°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 12 | 48° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Slidell compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in New Orleans (144 a year, 19 miles southwest). 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. Picayune, Mandeville, Covington are read from the same station as Slidell, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Slidell | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picayune, MS | 18 mi north | 90 | April to May | same station |
| New Orleans, LA | 19 mi southwest | 144 | March to May | Lakefront Airport |
| Mandeville, LA | 20 mi west | 90 | April to May | same station |
| Covington, LA | 24 mi northwest | 90 | April to May | same station |
| Bay St. Louis, MS | 25 mi east | 104 | April to May | Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport |
| Gretna, LA | 31 mi southwest | 106 | April to May | New Orleans Naval Air Station |
How Slidell ranks in LA
Of 35 LA places with 10,000 people or more, Slidell (population 28,440, 12th largest) ranks 19th for painting days, 2 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is New Orleans, 144 days, 19 miles southwest. 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 Slidell Airport (4.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.