When to paint a house exterior in Forrest City, AR
When to paint in Forrest City, 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.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 5Mar
- 10Apr
- 15May
- 10Jun
- 5Jul
- 9Aug
- 13Sep
- 13Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 51°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 7 | 37° / 56°F |
| March | 5 | 4 | 14 | 45° / 65°F |
| April | 10 | 8 | 17 | 52° / 73°F |
| May | 15 | 10 | 16 | 62° / 82°F |
| June | 10 | 6 | 10 | 70° / 89°F |
| July | 5 | 3 | 5 | 73° / 91°F |
| August | 9 | 8 | 10 | 71° / 90°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 13 | 65° / 87°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 21 | 53° / 77°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 13 | 43° / 63°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 7 | 38° / 56°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Forrest City compared
4 get fewer, down to 75 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. West Memphis, Marion are read from the same station as Forrest City, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Forrest City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Memphis, AR | 35 mi east | 86 | September to October | same station |
| Marion, AR | 36 mi east | 86 | September to October | same station |
| Horn Lake, MS | 42 mi east | 75 | May | Memphis International Airport |
| Southaven, MS | 46 mi east | 75 | May | Memphis International Airport |
| Hernando, MS | 47 mi east | 75 | May | Memphis International Airport |
| Memphis, TN | 47 mi east | 75 | May | Memphis International Airport |
How Forrest City ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Forrest City (population 12,340, 32nd largest) ranks 15th for painting days, 2 days above the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 206 miles northwest. 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 West Memphis Municipal Airport (32.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.