Pool season · California
Santa Clarita Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 15, 2026 · dates · water temp
Santa Clarita'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 Santa Clarita's whole pool year into one lane rope: gray floats for the off-season, hollow teal for the March 25–April 15 opening window, solid teal for swim weeks, hollow amber for the closing stretch that ends November 23. Wherever the today marker sits, the nearest color change is your next appointment.
The Santa Clarita pool calendar
Opening — target April 1
Target April 1; the practical window runs March 25–April 15, and the 7-day mean crosses the 61°F threshold around April 15. Cold-water starts are the cheap ones.
Closing — deadline November 23
Hold the cover until November 13, then winterize by November 23, a week ahead of the January 1 freeze normal. Late and cold beats early and warm.
Estimated water temperature by month
This is Santa Clarita's typical-year water curve: the same EWMA model as the live widget, run on the 1991–2020 normals instead of this week's weather.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54° | 54° | 57° | 60° | 65° | 70° | 76° | 80° | 79° | 72° | 65° | 55° |
Warmest water typically August–September (peaking near 80°F); heaters and covers shift any month up.
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Data: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals via Newhall 5nw (5.8 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.