When to paint a house exterior in Van Buren, AR
When to paint in Van Buren, 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, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 8Apr
- 13May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 5Aug
- 9Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29° / 55°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 7 | 33° / 60°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 13 | 42° / 70°F |
| April | 8 | 5 | 17 | 49° / 77°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 15 | 60° / 83°F |
| June | 6 | 2 | 6 | 69° / 92°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73° / 96°F |
| August | 5 | 3 | 5 | 71° / 94°F |
| September | 9 | 6 | 9 | 65° / 90°F |
| October | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52° / 80°F |
| November | 3 | 2 | 13 | 40° / 67°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Van Buren compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Springdale (148 a year, 52 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. Fort Smith is read from the same station as Van Buren, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Van Buren | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Smith, AR | 7 mi south | 60 | May | same station |
| Farmington, AR | 41 mi north | 84 | June | Drake Field Airport |
| Fayetteville, AR | 44 mi north | 84 | June | Drake Field Airport |
| Tahlequah, OK | 47 mi northwest | 109 | May to June | Tahlequah Municipal Airport |
| Siloam Springs, AR | 52 mi north | 96 | August to September | Smith Field Airport |
| Springdale, AR | 52 mi north | 148 | April to October | Springdale Municipal Airport |
How Van Buren ranks in AR
Of 39 AR places with 10,000 people or more, Van Buren (population 24,396, 21st largest) ranks 39th for painting days, 25 days below the state median of 84. The longest season in the state is Springdale, 148 days, 52 miles north. No place in AR has a shorter one. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Fort Smith Regional Airport (8.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.