When to paint a house exterior in Fayetteville, AR
When to paint in Fayetteville, AR
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June, call for quotes in April 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 7Apr
- 10May
- 14Jun
- 8Jul
- 11Aug
- 15Sep
- 8Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 50°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 6 | 31° / 55°F |
| March | 4 | 4 | 11 | 40° / 65°F |
| April | 7 | 5 | 14 | 46° / 72°F |
| May | 10 | 7 | 14 | 56° / 78°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 14 | 65° / 87°F |
| July | 8 | 5 | 8 | 69° / 90°F |
| August | 11 | 9 | 11 | 67° / 89°F |
| September | 15 | 13 | 19 | 60° / 85°F |
| October | 8 | 8 | 19 | 48° / 74°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 9 | 37° / 63°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 33° / 55°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Fayetteville compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Springdale (148 a year, 8 miles north). 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. Farmington is read from the same station as Fayetteville, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Fayetteville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington, AR | 5 mi southwest | 84 | June | same station |
| Springdale, AR | 8 mi north | 148 | April to October | Springdale Municipal Airport |
| Lowell, AR | 13 mi north | 148 | April to October | Springdale Municipal Airport |
| Rogers, AR | 17 mi north | 99 | May to June | Bentonville Municipal/Louis M Thad |
| Bentonville, AR | 20 mi north | 99 | May to June | Bentonville Municipal/Louis M Thad |
| Centerton, AR | 21 mi north | 99 | May to June | Bentonville Municipal/Louis M Thad |
How Fayetteville ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Fayetteville (population 103,134, 2nd largest) ranks 19th for painting days, right at the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 8 miles north. The shortest is Van Buren at 60. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Drake Field 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+.