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Tampa Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 15, 2026 · dates · water temp
Tampa runs a twelve-month pool calendar — the model finds no week cold enough to force a closing. This page tracks the water-temperature curve and the prime-season stretch; the spring refresh and winter care guides cover the routines that replace opening and closing here. Keep it bookmarked as the between-guides dashboard for the year.
One color, 52 dots: Tampa's bar has no gray because the model never finds a week that forces a closing. Use the monthly water estimates below instead — the swing from 62°F to 84°F is what actually shapes swimming and maintenance here, from heater decisions at the cool end to sanitizer demand across the 223 days of genuine summer.
The Tampa pool calendar
Spring refresh
The model finds no closing week in Tampa — maintenance is continuous, with a 223-day prime stretch of 80°F+ afternoons.
Winter care
The model finds no closing week in Tampa — maintenance is continuous, with a 223-day prime stretch of 80°F+ afternoons.
Estimated water temperature by month
This is Tampa'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63° | 63° | 67° | 71° | 77° | 82° | 84° | 84° | 84° | 81° | 73° | 67° |
Warmest water typically June–October (peaking near 84°F); heaters and covers shift any month up.
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Data: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals via Tampa International Airport (6.3 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.