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Valdosta Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 25, 2026 · dates · water temp
This is the one-page view of Valdosta'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.
Valdosta, GA — 177 swim days a yearEach dot on the bar is one week of Valdosta'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 27–March 20), solid teal is swim season, and hollow amber is the closing window ending November 20. The black marker is today — its position against the colors is the entire executive summary.
The Valdosta pool calendar
Opening — target March 6
Target March 6; the practical window runs February 27–March 20, and the 7-day mean crosses the 61°F threshold around March 20. Cold-water starts are the cheap ones.
Closing — deadline November 20
The window opens November 10 once water leaves the algae zone; the model deadline is November 20, a week ahead of the November 27 freeze normal.
Estimated water temperature by month
This is Valdosta'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52° | 52° | 58° | 64° | 70° | 77° | 81° | 81° | 80° | 74° | 64° | 56° |
Warmest water typically July–September (peaking near 81°F); heaters and covers shift any month up.
Every station tells its own story: compare this curve with South Fulton's pool season and Warner Robins's — neighboring normals stations can shift the windows by a week or more. The full ranking lives on the Georgia season index.
Valdosta pool season FAQ
When should I open my pool in Valdosta, GA?
Target March 6. That date backs off two weeks from the day Valdosta's 7-day mean temperature reaches 61°F, so you start up in cold, algae-resistant water. Work the full checklist in the Valdosta opening guide.
When should I close my pool in Valdosta?
The closing deadline is November 20 — late enough that the water has cooled out of the algae zone, early enough to beat Valdosta's first-freeze normal by about a week. See the Valdosta closing guide for the winterizing steps.
How long is the swim season in Valdosta?
Valdosta averages 177 days a year with normal highs of 80°F or better — about 22 days earlier than the Georgia median. The Georgia season index ranks all 18 covered cities by the same metric.
How warm does pool water get in Valdosta?
An unheated pool near Valdosta typically peaks around 81°F in high summer and bottoms out near 51°F in winter, spending roughly 3 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 Valdosta 2 S (3.1 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.