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Daytona Beach Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 25, 2026 · dates · water temp
This is the one-page view of Daytona Beach's pool year: both model windows, the estimated water-temperature curve, and today's live position on the season bar. The detailed checklists live on the opening and closing guides; this page is the calendar you check between them.
Daytona Beach, FL — 196 swim days a yearEach dot on the bar is one week of Daytona Beach's typical year, colored by what the model says that week is for: gray weeks are off-season, hollow teal marks the opening window (January 22–February 12), solid teal is swim season, and hollow amber is the closing window ending December 30. The black marker is today — its position against the colors is the entire executive summary.
The Daytona Beach pool calendar
Opening — target January 29
Target January 29; the practical window runs January 22–February 12, and the 7-day mean crosses the 61°F threshold around February 12. Cold-water starts are the cheap ones.
Closing — deadline December 30
Hold the cover until December 20, then winterize by December 30, a week ahead of the January 8 freeze normal. Late and cold beats early and warm.
Estimated water temperature by month
Monthly averages of the site's water model run on Daytona Beach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60° | 60° | 63° | 68° | 73° | 78° | 81° | 82° | 81° | 78° | 70° | 64° |
Warmest water typically June–October (peaking near 82°F); heaters and covers shift any month up.
Every station tells its own story: compare this curve with Davie's pool season and Deerfield Beach's — neighboring normals stations can shift the windows by a week or more. The full ranking lives on the Florida season index.
Daytona Beach pool season FAQ
When should I open my pool in Daytona Beach, FL?
Target January 29. That date backs off two weeks from the day Daytona Beach's 7-day mean temperature reaches 61°F, so you start up in cold, algae-resistant water. Work the full checklist in the Daytona Beach opening guide.
When should I close my pool in Daytona Beach?
The closing deadline is December 30 — late enough that the water has cooled out of the algae zone, early enough to beat Daytona Beach's first-freeze normal by about a week. See the Daytona Beach closing guide for the winterizing steps.
How long is the swim season in Daytona Beach?
Daytona Beach averages 196 days a year with normal highs of 80°F or better — about 5 days later than the Florida median. The Florida season index ranks all 64 covered cities by the same metric.
How warm does pool water get in Daytona Beach?
An unheated pool near Daytona Beach typically peaks around 82°F in high summer and bottoms out near 59°F in winter, spending roughly 4 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 Daytona Beach International Airport (3.2 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.