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Albany Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 15, 2026 · dates · water temp
This is the one-page view of Albany'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 Albany's typical year, colored by what the model says that week is for: gray weeks are off-season, hollow teal marks the opening window (February 26–March 19), solid teal is swim season, and hollow amber is the closing window ending November 14. The black marker is today — its position against the colors is the entire executive summary.
The Albany pool calendar
Opening — target March 5
Open by March 5 — a two-week head start on the March 19 crossing keeps startup chemistry small and beats the local service rush.
Closing — deadline November 14
Hold the cover until November 7, then winterize by November 14, a week ahead of the November 21 freeze normal. Late and cold beats early and warm.
Estimated water temperature by month
This is Albany'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51° | 52° | 58° | 64° | 72° | 79° | 82° | 83° | 81° | 74° | 63° | 55° |
Warmest water typically June–September (peaking near 83°F); heaters and covers shift any month up.
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Data: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals via Albany SW Ga Regional Airport (3.1 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.