When to paint a house exterior in Bella Vista, AR
When to paint in Bella Vista, AR
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to June, with 4 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to June, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 9Apr
- 12May
- 15Jun
- 9Jul
- 12Aug
- 18Sep
- 12Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 47°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 8 | 32° / 54°F |
| March | 4 | 4 | 13 | 42° / 63°F |
| April | 9 | 6 | 16 | 49° / 70°F |
| May | 12 | 8 | 15 | 58° / 77°F |
| June | 15 | 11 | 15 | 67° / 87°F |
| July | 9 | 8 | 9 | 71° / 90°F |
| August | 12 | 10 | 12 | 69° / 88°F |
| September | 18 | 16 | 19 | 64° / 85°F |
| October | 12 | 12 | 21 | 51° / 73°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 14 | 40° / 61°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34° / 53°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Bella Vista compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Lowell (148 a year, 16 miles southeast); 1 gets fewer, down to 88 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. Centerton, Bentonville, Rogers are read from the same station as Bella Vista, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Bella Vista | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerton, AR | 8 mi south | 99 | May to June | same station |
| Bentonville, AR | 8 mi south | 99 | May to June | same station |
| Pea Ridge, AR | 8 mi east | 88 | June | Rogers Municipal-Carter Field Airport |
| Rogers, AR | 12 mi southeast | 99 | May to June | same station |
| Lowell, AR | 16 mi southeast | 148 | April to October | Springdale Municipal Airport |
| Springdale, AR | 20 mi south | 148 | April to October | Springdale Municipal Airport |
How Bella Vista ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Bella Vista (population 33,274, 14th largest) ranks 5th for painting days, 15 days above the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 20 miles south. The shortest is Van Buren at 60. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Bentonville Municipal/Louis M Thad (8.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.