When to paint a house exterior in Pea Ridge, AR
When to paint in Pea Ridge, 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 18 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.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 3Mar
- 7Apr
- 10May
- 15Jun
- 8Jul
- 11Aug
- 18Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 27° / 48°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 7 | 31° / 55°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 12 | 40° / 64°F |
| April | 7 | 6 | 17 | 47° / 71°F |
| May | 10 | 8 | 15 | 57° / 78°F |
| June | 15 | 12 | 15 | 66° / 88°F |
| July | 8 | 5 | 8 | 70° / 91°F |
| August | 11 | 10 | 11 | 68° / 89°F |
| September | 18 | 18 | 20 | 62° / 85°F |
| October | 10 | 10 | 21 | 50° / 74°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 13 | 39° / 62°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 33° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 59 days a year here.
Towns near Pea Ridge compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Lowell (148 a year, 13 miles south). 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.
| Place | From Pea Ridge | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Vista, AR | 8 mi west | 99 | May to June | Bentonville Municipal/Louis M Thad |
| Bentonville, AR | 9 mi southwest | 99 | May to June | Bentonville Municipal/Louis M Thad |
| Rogers, AR | 9 mi south | 99 | May to June | Bentonville Municipal/Louis M Thad |
| Centerton, AR | 12 mi southwest | 99 | May to June | Bentonville Municipal/Louis M Thad |
| Lowell, AR | 13 mi south | 148 | April to October | Springdale Municipal Airport |
| Springdale, AR | 18 mi south | 148 | April to October | Springdale Municipal Airport |
How Pea Ridge ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Pea Ridge (population 10,190, 38th largest) ranks 10th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 18 miles south. The shortest is Van Buren at 60. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 59 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Rogers Municipal-Carter Field Airport (5.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.