When to paint a house exterior in Harrison, AR
When to paint in Harrison, 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 17 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 7Apr
- 12May
- 16Jun
- 9Jul
- 11Aug
- 17Sep
- 11Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 29° / 48°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 8 | 32° / 54°F |
| March | 4 | 4 | 13 | 41° / 63°F |
| April | 7 | 5 | 15 | 48° / 71°F |
| May | 12 | 6 | 16 | 57° / 77°F |
| June | 16 | 14 | 16 | 65° / 86°F |
| July | 9 | 7 | 9 | 69° / 90°F |
| August | 11 | 10 | 11 | 67° / 88°F |
| September | 17 | 15 | 19 | 61° / 84°F |
| October | 11 | 11 | 21 | 50° / 73°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 13 | 39° / 62°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 58 days a year here.
Towns near Harrison compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Lowell (148 a year, 58 miles west); 3 get fewer, down to 72 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. Branson is read from the same station as Harrison, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Harrison | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branson, MO | 27 mi north | 93 | June | same station |
| Mountain Home, AR | 41 mi east | 91 | May to June | Ozark Regional Airport |
| Ozark, MO | 55 mi north | 72 | June | Springfield-Branson Regional |
| Nixa, MO | 56 mi north | 72 | June | Springfield-Branson Regional |
| Pea Ridge, AR | 58 mi west | 88 | June | Rogers Municipal-Carter Field Airport |
| Lowell, AR | 58 mi west | 148 | April to October | Springdale Municipal Airport |
How Harrison ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Harrison (population 13,723, 28th largest) ranks 8th for painting days, 8 days above the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 58 miles west. The shortest is Van Buren at 60. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 58 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Boone County Airport (2.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.