When to paint a house exterior in Russellville, AR
When to paint in Russellville, AR
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 1 good month a year. The best month is May, at about 14 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 Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 8Apr
- 14May
- 10Jun
- 4Jul
- 5Aug
- 12Sep
- 11Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 52°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 7 | 35° / 57°F |
| March | 4 | 4 | 13 | 43° / 67°F |
| April | 8 | 5 | 15 | 50° / 74°F |
| May | 14 | 9 | 16 | 60° / 81°F |
| June | 10 | 6 | 10 | 68° / 90°F |
| July | 4 | 3 | 4 | 72° / 93°F |
| August | 5 | 3 | 5 | 70° / 92°F |
| September | 12 | 9 | 12 | 64° / 88°F |
| October | 11 | 10 | 19 | 52° / 77°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 10 | 41° / 64°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 36° / 57°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Russellville compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Hot Springs (85 a year, 55 miles south); 1 gets 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 Russellville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway, AR | 40 mi east | 66 | May | Little Rock Air Force Base Airport |
| Maumelle, AR | 51 mi southeast | 82 | September to October | Adams Field Airport |
| Hot Springs, AR | 55 mi south | 85 | September to October | Memorial Field Airport |
| Benton, AR | 58 mi southeast | 82 | September to October | Adams Field Airport |
| Little Rock, AR | 58 mi southeast | 82 | September to October | Adams Field Airport |
| Bryant, AR | 59 mi southeast | 82 | September to October | Adams Field Airport |
How Russellville ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Russellville (population 29,442, 16th largest) ranks 30th for painting days, 12 days below the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 85 miles northwest. The shortest is Van Buren at 60. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 48 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Municipal Airport (2.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.