When to paint a house exterior in Batesville, AR
When to paint in Batesville, AR
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 14 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 Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 8Apr
- 14May
- 10Jun
- 3Jul
- 9Aug
- 14Sep
- 12Oct
- 4Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31° / 50°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 7 | 35° / 56°F |
| March | 4 | 3 | 12 | 44° / 65°F |
| April | 8 | 6 | 15 | 50° / 73°F |
| May | 14 | 10 | 17 | 60° / 80°F |
| June | 10 | 7 | 10 | 68° / 89°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 72° / 92°F |
| August | 9 | 8 | 9 | 70° / 90°F |
| September | 14 | 12 | 15 | 64° / 86°F |
| October | 12 | 11 | 20 | 52° / 75°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 13 | 42° / 63°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 9 | 37° / 55°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Batesville compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Mountain Home (91 a year, 58 miles northwest); 3 get fewer, down to 63 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 Batesville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Searcy, AR | 37 mi south | 63 | May | Searcy Municipal Airport |
| Jonesboro, AR | 53 mi east | 81 | September to October | Jonesboro Municipal Airport |
| Mountain Home, AR | 58 mi northwest | 91 | May to June | Ozark Regional Airport |
| Cabot, AR | 59 mi southwest | 66 | May | Little Rock Air Force Base Airport |
| Paragould, AR | 65 mi east | 81 | September to October | Jonesboro Municipal Airport |
| Conway, AR | 68 mi southwest | 66 | May | Little Rock Air Force Base Airport |
How Batesville ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Batesville (population 11,539, 34th largest) ranks 26th for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 145 miles west. The shortest is Van Buren at 60. 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 Batesville Regional Airport (3.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.