When to paint a house exterior in Camden, AR
When to paint in Camden, AR
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April to May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 15 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 Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 5Feb
- 7Mar
- 13Apr
- 15May
- 5Jun
- 1Jul
- 3Aug
- 8Sep
- 11Oct
- 3Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 35° / 58°F |
| February | 5 | 3 | 11 | 39° / 64°F |
| March | 7 | 5 | 19 | 45° / 72°F |
| April | 13 | 8 | 22 | 52° / 78°F |
| May | 15 | 12 | 18 | 61° / 86°F |
| June | 5 | 3 | 5 | 69° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73° / 95°F |
| August | 3 | 1 | 3 | 72° / 95°F |
| September | 8 | 7 | 10 | 64° / 91°F |
| October | 11 | 11 | 20 | 53° / 81°F |
| November | 3 | 1 | 11 | 42° / 68°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 7 | 39° / 62°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 59 days a year here.
Towns near Camden compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Pine Bluff (88 a year, 65 miles northeast); 2 get fewer, down to 70 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 Camden | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado, AR | 26 mi southeast | 70 | May | S. Ar Rgnl At Gdwin Field Airport |
| Magnolia, AR | 30 mi southwest | 70 | May | S. Ar Rgnl At Gdwin Field Airport |
| Malvern, AR | 56 mi north | 85 | September to October | Memorial Field Airport |
| Hot Springs, AR | 65 mi north | 85 | September to October | Memorial Field Airport |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 65 mi northeast | 88 | May | Grider Field Airport |
| Texarkana, AR | 66 mi west | 87 | April to May | Texarkana Regional Airport-We |
How Camden ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Camden (population 10,116, 39th largest) ranks 29th for painting days, 10 days below the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 196 miles north. The shortest is Van Buren at 60. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 59 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Harrell Field Airport (5.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.