Pool season · Arkansas
Rogers Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 25, 2026 · dates · water temp
One bar, one year, one Rogers pool. The season bar below draws everything the model knows — opening window, prime season, closing window — against today's date, with the working details one click away on the opening and closing pages.
Rogers, AR — 117 swim days a yearThe bar compresses Rogers's whole pool year into one lane rope: gray floats for the off-season, hollow teal for the April 10–May 1 opening window, solid teal for swim weeks, hollow amber for the closing stretch that ends October 18. Wherever the today marker sits, the nearest color change is your next appointment.
The Rogers pool calendar
Opening — target April 17
Open by April 17 — a two-week head start on the May 1 crossing keeps startup chemistry small and beats the local service rush.
Closing — deadline October 18
Hold the cover until October 8, then winterize by October 18, a week ahead of the October 26 freeze normal. Late and cold beats early and warm.
Estimated water temperature by month
Monthly averages of the site's water model run on Rogers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36° | 37° | 44° | 53° | 61° | 70° | 77° | 78° | 74° | 64° | 53° | 42° |
Warmest water typically August–August (peaking near 78°F); heaters and covers shift any month up.
Every station tells its own story: compare this curve with Little Rock's pool season and Springdale's — neighboring normals stations can shift the windows by a week or more. The full ranking lives on the Arkansas season index.
Rogers pool season FAQ
When should I open my pool in Rogers, AR?
Target April 17. That date backs off two weeks from the day Rogers's 7-day mean temperature reaches 61°F, so you start up in cold, algae-resistant water. Work the full checklist in the Rogers opening guide.
When should I close my pool in Rogers?
The closing deadline is October 18 — late enough that the water has cooled out of the algae zone, early enough to beat Rogers's first-freeze normal by about a week. See the Rogers closing guide for the winterizing steps.
How long is the swim season in Rogers?
Rogers averages 117 days a year with normal highs of 80°F or better — about 10 days later than the Arkansas median. The Arkansas season index ranks all 7 covered cities by the same metric.
How warm does pool water get in Rogers?
An unheated pool near Rogers typically peaks around 78°F in high summer and bottoms out near 35°F in winter, spending roughly 1 month 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 Bentonville 4 S (3.5 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.