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Ocala Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 15, 2026 · dates · water temp
This is the one-page view of Ocala'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.
Each dot on the bar is one week of Ocala'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 25–February 15), solid teal is swim season, and hollow amber is the closing window ending December 5. The black marker is today — its position against the colors is the entire executive summary.
The Ocala pool calendar
Opening — target February 1
Open by February 1 — a two-week head start on the February 15 crossing keeps startup chemistry small and beats the local service rush.
Closing — deadline December 5
The window opens December 10 once water leaves the algae zone; the model deadline is December 5, a week ahead of the December 12 freeze normal.
Estimated water temperature by month
This is Ocala'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59° | 59° | 63° | 68° | 74° | 79° | 82° | 82° | 81° | 77° | 69° | 62° |
Warmest water typically June–September (peaking near 82°F); heaters and covers shift any month up.
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Data: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals via Ocala (4.5 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.