When to paint a house exterior in Jonesboro, AR
When to paint in Jonesboro, 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 September, at about 14 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 Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 9Apr
- 13May
- 8Jun
- 5Jul
- 10Aug
- 14Sep
- 13Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 32° / 48°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 7 | 35° / 54°F |
| March | 4 | 3 | 13 | 43° / 63°F |
| April | 9 | 8 | 16 | 51° / 72°F |
| May | 13 | 10 | 15 | 61° / 82°F |
| June | 8 | 5 | 8 | 70° / 90°F |
| July | 5 | 3 | 5 | 73° / 91°F |
| August | 10 | 8 | 10 | 70° / 89°F |
| September | 14 | 14 | 15 | 64° / 87°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53° / 76°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 13 | 42° / 62°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 7 | 37° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Jonesboro compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Marion (86 a year, 50 miles southeast). 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. Paragould is read from the same station as Jonesboro, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Jonesboro | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paragould, AR | 19 mi northeast | 81 | September to October | same station |
| Blytheville, AR | 44 mi east | 86 | September to October | Blytheville Municipal Airport |
| Kennett, MO | 46 mi northeast | 86 | September to October | Blytheville Municipal Airport |
| Marion, AR | 50 mi southeast | 86 | September to October | West Memphis Municipal Airport |
| Batesville, AR | 53 mi west | 82 | May | Batesville Regional Airport |
| West Memphis, AR | 54 mi southeast | 86 | September to October | West Memphis Municipal Airport |
How Jonesboro ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Jonesboro (population 82,384, 5th largest) ranks 27th for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 196 miles west. The shortest is Van Buren at 60. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Jonesboro Municipal Airport (2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.