When to paint a house exterior in Little Rock, AR
When to paint in Little Rock, 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.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 5Mar
- 10Apr
- 15May
- 9Jun
- 4Jul
- 6Aug
- 12Sep
- 13Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 54°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 9 | 37° / 58°F |
| March | 5 | 5 | 15 | 46° / 67°F |
| April | 10 | 7 | 16 | 52° / 75°F |
| May | 15 | 10 | 16 | 62° / 83°F |
| June | 9 | 5 | 9 | 70° / 90°F |
| July | 4 | 3 | 4 | 74° / 93°F |
| August | 6 | 4 | 6 | 72° / 92°F |
| September | 12 | 12 | 12 | 67° / 88°F |
| October | 13 | 12 | 20 | 55° / 78°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 14 | 43° / 65°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 8 | 38° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Little Rock compared
2 get fewer, down to 66 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. North Little Rock, Maumelle, Bryant, Benton are read from the same station as Little Rock, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Little Rock | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Little Rock, AR | 8 mi northeast | 82 | September to October | same station |
| Maumelle, AR | 9 mi north | 82 | September to October | same station |
| Bryant, AR | 11 mi southwest | 82 | September to October | same station |
| Sherwood, AR | 12 mi northeast | 66 | May | Little Rock Air Force Base Airport |
| Benton, AR | 16 mi southwest | 82 | September to October | same station |
| Jacksonville, AR | 17 mi northeast | 66 | May | Little Rock Air Force Base Airport |
How Little Rock ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Little Rock (population 204,774, 1st largest) ranks 21st for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 143 miles northwest. 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 Adams Field Airport (6.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.