When to paint a house exterior in Texarkana, AR
When to paint in Texarkana, AR
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 3 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February 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, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 8Mar
- 12Apr
- 14May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 4Aug
- 12Sep
- 16Oct
- 6Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 9 | 37° / 57°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 10 | 41° / 62°F |
| March | 8 | 8 | 17 | 49° / 71°F |
| April | 12 | 9 | 18 | 55° / 76°F |
| May | 14 | 8 | 14 | 64° / 84°F |
| June | 6 | 3 | 6 | 71° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 94°F |
| August | 4 | 2 | 4 | 73° / 93°F |
| September | 12 | 11 | 12 | 67° / 89°F |
| October | 16 | 16 | 21 | 57° / 80°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 16 | 47° / 68°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 11 | 42° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Texarkana compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Marshall (96 a year, 66 miles south); 4 get fewer, down to 70 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. Texarkana is read from the same station as Texarkana, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Texarkana | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texarkana, TX | 6 mi west | 87 | April to May | same station |
| Magnolia, AR | 45 mi east | 70 | May | S. Ar Rgnl At Gdwin Field Airport |
| Mount Pleasant, TX | 60 mi west | 80 | May | Mount Pleasant Rgnl Airport |
| Marshall, TX | 66 mi south | 96 | April to May | Harrison County Airport |
| Bossier City, LA | 66 mi south | 75 | May | Barksdale Air Force Base |
| Camden, AR | 66 mi east | 74 | April to May | Harrell Field Airport |
How Texarkana ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Texarkana (population 28,897, 18th largest) ranks 12th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 191 miles north. The shortest is Van Buren at 60. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Texarkana Regional Airport-We (1.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.