When to paint a house exterior in Searcy, AR
When to paint in Searcy, 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 13 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, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 7Apr
- 13May
- 8Jun
- 3Jul
- 6Aug
- 11Sep
- 10Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 52°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 6 | 34° / 57°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 10 | 42° / 67°F |
| April | 7 | 6 | 16 | 49° / 74°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 15 | 59° / 82°F |
| June | 8 | 6 | 8 | 67° / 90°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 71° / 93°F |
| August | 6 | 6 | 6 | 70° / 91°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 11 | 64° / 88°F |
| October | 10 | 9 | 18 | 51° / 77°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 9 | 40° / 65°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 3 | 35° / 57°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Searcy compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Batesville (82 a year, 37 miles north). 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 Searcy | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabot, AR | 25 mi southwest | 66 | May | Little Rock Air Force Base Airport |
| Jacksonville, AR | 34 mi southwest | 66 | May | Little Rock Air Force Base Airport |
| Batesville, AR | 37 mi north | 82 | May | Batesville Regional Airport |
| Sherwood, AR | 38 mi southwest | 66 | May | Little Rock Air Force Base Airport |
| North Little Rock, AR | 43 mi southwest | 82 | September to October | Adams Field Airport |
| Conway, AR | 43 mi west | 66 | May | Little Rock Air Force Base Airport |
How Searcy ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Searcy (population 23,997, 22nd largest) ranks 37th for painting days, 21 days below the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 151 miles northwest. The shortest is Van Buren at 60. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Searcy Municipal Airport (2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.