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Palm Coast Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 25, 2026 · dates · water temp
One bar, one year, one Palm Coast 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.
Palm Coast, FL — 177 swim days a yearEach dot on the bar is one week of Palm Coast'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 31–February 21), solid teal is swim season, and hollow amber is the closing window ending December 24. The black marker is today — its position against the colors is the entire executive summary.
The Palm Coast pool calendar
Opening — target February 7
Open by February 7 — a two-week head start on the February 21 crossing keeps startup chemistry small and beats the local service rush.
Closing — deadline December 24
Hold the cover until December 14, then winterize by December 24, a week ahead of the January 11 freeze normal. Late and cold beats early and warm.
Estimated water temperature by month
Monthly averages of the site's water model run on Palm Coast'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58° | 58° | 62° | 67° | 74° | 79° | 82° | 82° | 82° | 78° | 71° | 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 Palm Bay's pool season and Panama City's — neighboring normals stations can shift the windows by a week or more. The full ranking lives on the Florida season index.
Palm Coast pool season FAQ
When should I open my pool in Palm Coast, FL?
Target February 7. That date backs off two weeks from the day Palm Coast's 7-day mean temperature reaches 61°F, so you start up in cold, algae-resistant water. Work the full checklist in the Palm Coast opening guide.
When should I close my pool in Palm Coast?
The closing deadline is December 24 — late enough that the water has cooled out of the algae zone, early enough to beat Palm Coast's first-freeze normal by about a week. See the Palm Coast closing guide for the winterizing steps.
How long is the swim season in Palm Coast?
Palm Coast averages 177 days a year with normal highs of 80°F or better — about 14 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 Palm Coast?
An unheated pool near Palm Coast typically peaks around 82°F in high summer and bottoms out near 57°F in winter, spending roughly 5 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 Palm Coast 6ne (6.8 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.