When to paint a house exterior in Blytheville, AR
When to paint in Blytheville, 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 September, at about 14 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
- 4Mar
- 9Apr
- 14May
- 8Jun
- 5Jul
- 11Aug
- 14Sep
- 13Oct
- 4Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 49°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 7 | 37° / 55°F |
| March | 4 | 4 | 14 | 44° / 64°F |
| April | 9 | 7 | 17 | 52° / 73°F |
| May | 14 | 8 | 15 | 62° / 82°F |
| June | 8 | 5 | 8 | 70° / 90°F |
| July | 5 | 3 | 5 | 73° / 91°F |
| August | 11 | 9 | 11 | 70° / 89°F |
| September | 14 | 14 | 15 | 64° / 87°F |
| October | 13 | 12 | 22 | 53° / 77°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 14 | 42° / 63°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 8 | 38° / 55°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Blytheville compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Atoka (139 a year, 36 miles south); 2 get fewer, down to 81 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. Kennett is read from the same station as Blytheville, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Blytheville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennett, MO | 23 mi north | 86 | September to October | same station |
| Dyersburg, TN | 30 mi east | 107 | May to June | Dyersburg Municipal Airport |
| Paragould, AR | 35 mi west | 81 | September to October | Jonesboro Municipal Airport |
| Atoka, TN | 36 mi south | 139 | April to June | Millington Municipal Airport |
| Millington, TN | 41 mi south | 139 | April to June | Millington Municipal Airport |
| Jonesboro, AR | 44 mi west | 81 | September to October | Jonesboro Municipal Airport |
How Blytheville ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Blytheville (population 12,359, 31st largest) ranks 16th for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 238 miles west. 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 Blytheville Municipal Airport (4.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.