When to paint a house exterior in Lowell, AR
When to paint in Lowell, AR
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is April to October, with 7 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 24 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to October, call for quotes in February 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, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- under 1Jan
- 4Feb
- 6Mar
- 13Apr
- 21May
- 23Jun
- 14Jul
- 19Aug
- 24Sep
- 17Oct
- 5Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 29° / 49°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 10 | 34° / 56°F |
| March | 6 | 6 | 19 | 42° / 63°F |
| April | 13 | 13 | 24 | 49° / 70°F |
| May | 21 | 21 | 26 | 59° / 78°F |
| June | 23 | 22 | 23 | 68° / 87°F |
| July | 14 | 10 | 14 | 72° / 90°F |
| August | 19 | 14 | 19 | 70° / 88°F |
| September | 24 | 23 | 24 | 64° / 84°F |
| October | 17 | 17 | 27 | 52° / 74°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 17 | 41° / 62°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 10 | 35° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 72 days a year here.
Towns near Lowell compared
5 get fewer, down to 84 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. Springdale is read from the same station as Lowell, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Lowell | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers, AR | 4 mi north | 99 | May to June | Bentonville Municipal/Louis M Thad |
| Springdale, AR | 4 mi south | 148 | April to October | same station |
| Bentonville, AR | 8 mi northwest | 99 | May to June | Bentonville Municipal/Louis M Thad |
| Centerton, AR | 11 mi northwest | 99 | May to June | Bentonville Municipal/Louis M Thad |
| Fayetteville, AR | 13 mi south | 84 | June | Drake Field Airport |
| Pea Ridge, AR | 13 mi north | 88 | June | Rogers Municipal-Carter Field Airport |
How Lowell ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Lowell (population 11,568, 33rd largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 63 days above the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 4 miles south. The shortest is Van Buren at 60. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 72 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Springdale Municipal Airport (5.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.