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Auburn Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 25, 2026 · dates · water temp
Auburn's whole pool calendar, condensed: when the water warms, when it cools, and where today falls between those edges. Use the opening guide and closing guide for the step-by-step work; keep this page for the dates.
Auburn, AL — 144 swim days a yearReading it takes ten seconds: 52 dots, one per week. Solid teal is Auburn's swim season; the hollow teal run before it (March 17 to April 7) is when to open; the hollow amber run after is when to close, with November 3 as the deadline; gray is the covered season. Today's marker shows where you stand in that cycle right now.
The Auburn pool calendar
Opening — target March 24
Open by March 24 — a two-week head start on the April 7 crossing keeps startup chemistry small and beats the local service rush.
Closing — deadline November 3
The window opens October 24 once water leaves the algae zone; the model deadline is November 3, a week ahead of the November 17 freeze normal.
Estimated water temperature by month
Monthly averages of the site's water model run on Auburn's own normals — the shape of a typical year, not a forecast. The widget above shows where the current year actually sits.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46° | 47° | 53° | 60° | 67° | 75° | 79° | 80° | 77° | 70° | 58° | 50° |
Warmest water typically July–August (peaking near 80°F); heaters and covers shift any month up.
Every station tells its own story: compare this curve with Anniston's pool season and Birmingham's — neighboring normals stations can shift the windows by a week or more. The full ranking lives on the Alabama season index.
Auburn pool season FAQ
When should I open my pool in Auburn, AL?
Target March 24. That date backs off two weeks from the day Auburn's 7-day mean temperature reaches 61°F, so you start up in cold, algae-resistant water. Work the full checklist in the Auburn opening guide.
When should I close my pool in Auburn?
The closing deadline is November 3 — late enough that the water has cooled out of the algae zone, early enough to beat Auburn's first-freeze normal by about a week. See the Auburn closing guide for the winterizing steps.
How long is the swim season in Auburn?
Auburn averages 144 days a year with normal highs of 80°F or better — right on the statewide median. The Alabama season index ranks all 10 covered cities by the same metric.
How warm does pool water get in Auburn?
An unheated pool near Auburn typically peaks around 80°F in high summer and bottoms out near 46°F in winter, spending roughly 2 months at or above the 78°F comfort line most swimmers prefer. The month-by-month curve above shows the whole cycle; the methodology page explains the ±5°F error bars.
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Data: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals via Auburn No.2 (1.6 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.