When to paint a house exterior in Siloam Springs, AR
When to paint in Siloam Springs, AR
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is August to September, with 3 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to September, call for quotes in June or earlier; a job pushed past September 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
- 2Feb
- 5Mar
- 8Apr
- 12May
- 15Jun
- 7Jul
- 12Aug
- 17Sep
- 11Oct
- 4Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 28° / 48°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 8 | 32° / 54°F |
| March | 5 | 5 | 13 | 42° / 63°F |
| April | 8 | 6 | 15 | 48° / 70°F |
| May | 12 | 7 | 15 | 57° / 77°F |
| June | 15 | 14 | 15 | 66° / 87°F |
| July | 7 | 5 | 7 | 70° / 90°F |
| August | 12 | 9 | 12 | 68° / 89°F |
| September | 17 | 16 | 19 | 63° / 85°F |
| October | 11 | 11 | 20 | 50° / 73°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 13 | 39° / 61°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 8 | 34° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Siloam Springs compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Springdale (148 a year, 21 miles east); 2 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.
| Place | From Siloam Springs | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerton, AR | 17 mi northeast | 99 | May to June | Bentonville Municipal/Louis M Thad |
| Farmington, AR | 19 mi southeast | 84 | June | Drake Field Airport |
| Bentonville, AR | 20 mi northeast | 99 | May to June | Bentonville Municipal/Louis M Thad |
| Springdale, AR | 21 mi east | 148 | April to October | Springdale Municipal Airport |
| Lowell, AR | 22 mi east | 148 | April to October | Springdale Municipal Airport |
| Fayetteville, AR | 22 mi east | 84 | June | Drake Field Airport |
How Siloam Springs ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Siloam Springs (population 20,075, 25th largest) ranks 7th for painting days, 12 days above the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 21 miles east. The shortest is Van Buren at 60. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Smith Field Airport (2.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.