When to paint a house exterior in Benton, AR
When to paint in Benton, AR
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is September to October, with 3 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September to October, call for quotes in July or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 5Mar
- 10Apr
- 15May
- 9Jun
- 4Jul
- 6Aug
- 12Sep
- 13Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 54°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 9 | 37° / 58°F |
| March | 5 | 5 | 15 | 46° / 67°F |
| April | 10 | 7 | 16 | 52° / 75°F |
| May | 15 | 10 | 16 | 62° / 83°F |
| June | 9 | 5 | 9 | 70° / 90°F |
| July | 4 | 3 | 4 | 74° / 93°F |
| August | 6 | 4 | 6 | 72° / 92°F |
| September | 12 | 12 | 12 | 67° / 88°F |
| October | 13 | 12 | 20 | 55° / 78°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 14 | 43° / 65°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 8 | 38° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Benton compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Malvern (85 a year, 20 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. Bryant, Little Rock, Maumelle, North Little Rock are read from the same station as Benton, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Benton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant, AR | 5 mi northeast | 82 | September to October | same station |
| Little Rock, AR | 16 mi northeast | 82 | September to October | same station |
| Malvern, AR | 20 mi southwest | 85 | September to October | Memorial Field Airport |
| Maumelle, AR | 21 mi northeast | 82 | September to October | same station |
| North Little Rock, AR | 24 mi northeast | 82 | September to October | same station |
| Hot Springs, AR | 28 mi west | 85 | September to October | Memorial Field Airport |
How Benton ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Benton (population 38,088, 11th largest) ranks 23rd for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 143 miles northwest. The shortest is Van Buren at 60. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Adams Field Airport (21.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.