When to paint a house exterior in El Dorado, AR
When to paint in El Dorado, AR
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 1 good month a year. The best month is May, 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 7Mar
- 10Apr
- 14May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 3Aug
- 9Sep
- 11Oct
- 3Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35° / 57°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 7 | 39° / 62°F |
| March | 7 | 6 | 14 | 47° / 71°F |
| April | 10 | 7 | 16 | 53° / 76°F |
| May | 14 | 11 | 16 | 62° / 84°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 69° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73° / 93°F |
| August | 3 | 3 | 3 | 71° / 93°F |
| September | 9 | 8 | 10 | 65° / 89°F |
| October | 11 | 10 | 19 | 54° / 79°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 11 | 44° / 67°F |
| December | 2 | 1 | 6 | 40° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near El Dorado compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Ruston (80 a year, 47 miles south). 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. Magnolia is read from the same station as El Dorado, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From El Dorado | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden, AR | 26 mi northwest | 74 | April to May | Harrell Field Airport |
| Magnolia, AR | 33 mi west | 70 | May | same station |
| Ruston, LA | 47 mi south | 80 | April to May | Monroe Regional Airport |
| Minden, LA | 54 mi southwest | 75 | May | Minden Airport |
| West Monroe, LA | 57 mi southeast | 80 | April to May | Monroe Regional Airport |
| Monroe, LA | 59 mi southeast | 80 | April to May | Monroe Regional Airport |
How El Dorado ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, El Dorado (population 16,657, 27th largest) ranks 31st for painting days, 14 days below the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 222 miles north. The shortest is Van Buren at 60. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 45 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from S. Ar Rgnl At Gdwin Field Airport (8.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.