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Buckeye Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 15, 2026 · dates · water temp
Buckeye'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.
The bar compresses Buckeye's whole pool year into one lane rope: gray floats for the off-season, hollow teal for the February 8–March 1 opening window, solid teal for swim weeks, hollow amber for the closing stretch that ends November 27. Wherever the today marker sits, the nearest color change is your next appointment.
The Buckeye pool calendar
Opening — target February 15
Target February 15; the practical window runs February 8–March 1, and the 7-day mean crosses the 61°F threshold around March 1. Cold-water starts are the cheap ones.
Closing — deadline November 27
Hold the cover until November 17, then winterize by November 27, a week ahead of the December 24 freeze normal. Late and cold beats early and warm.
Estimated water temperature by month
Monthly averages of the site's water model run on Buckeye'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53° | 56° | 62° | 68° | 76° | 85° | 92° | 93° | 90° | 80° | 68° | 56° |
Warmest water typically June–October (peaking near 94°F); heaters and covers shift any month up.
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Data: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals via Litchfield Park (16.8 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.