When to paint a house exterior in Pine Bluff, AR
When to paint in Pine Bluff, AR
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past May 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.
- 2Jan
- 3Feb
- 6Mar
- 11Apr
- 16May
- 9Jun
- 4Jul
- 6Aug
- 12Sep
- 14Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 7 | 35° / 54°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 9 | 38° / 59°F |
| March | 6 | 5 | 15 | 47° / 68°F |
| April | 11 | 8 | 17 | 54° / 75°F |
| May | 16 | 11 | 17 | 63° / 83°F |
| June | 9 | 4 | 9 | 70° / 90°F |
| July | 4 | 3 | 4 | 74° / 92°F |
| August | 6 | 4 | 6 | 72° / 92°F |
| September | 12 | 10 | 12 | 66° / 88°F |
| October | 14 | 12 | 21 | 54° / 79°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 14 | 44° / 66°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 9 | 40° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Pine Bluff compared
6 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.
| Place | From Pine Bluff | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant, AR | 39 mi northwest | 82 | September to October | Adams Field Airport |
| Little Rock, AR | 40 mi northwest | 82 | September to October | Adams Field Airport |
| Benton, AR | 40 mi northwest | 82 | September to October | Adams Field Airport |
| North Little Rock, AR | 41 mi north | 82 | September to October | Adams Field Airport |
| Sherwood, AR | 46 mi north | 66 | May | Little Rock Air Force Base Airport |
| Jacksonville, AR | 46 mi north | 66 | May | Little Rock Air Force Base Airport |
How Pine Bluff ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Pine Bluff (population 38,785, 10th largest) ranks 11th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 182 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 Grider Field Airport (5.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.