When to paint a house exterior in Fort Smith, AR
When to paint in Fort Smith, 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 13 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 Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 8Apr
- 13May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 5Aug
- 9Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29° / 55°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 7 | 33° / 60°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 13 | 42° / 70°F |
| April | 8 | 5 | 17 | 49° / 77°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 15 | 60° / 83°F |
| June | 6 | 2 | 6 | 69° / 92°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73° / 96°F |
| August | 5 | 3 | 5 | 71° / 94°F |
| September | 9 | 6 | 9 | 65° / 90°F |
| October | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52° / 80°F |
| November | 3 | 2 | 13 | 40° / 67°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Fort Smith compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Springdale (148 a year, 59 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. Van Buren is read from the same station as Fort Smith, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Fort Smith | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren, AR | 7 mi north | 60 | May | same station |
| Farmington, AR | 48 mi north | 84 | June | Drake Field Airport |
| Fayetteville, AR | 51 mi north | 84 | June | Drake Field Airport |
| Tahlequah, OK | 52 mi northwest | 109 | May to June | Tahlequah Municipal Airport |
| Siloam Springs, AR | 58 mi north | 96 | August to September | Smith Field Airport |
| Springdale, AR | 59 mi north | 148 | April to October | Springdale Municipal Airport |
How Fort Smith ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Fort Smith (population 90,507, 3rd largest) ranks 38th for painting days, 25 days below the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 59 miles north. The shortest is Van Buren at 60. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Fort Smith Regional Airport (1.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.