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Independence Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 15, 2026 · dates · water temp
This is the one-page view of Independence'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.
The bar compresses Independence's whole pool year into one lane rope: gray floats for the off-season, hollow teal for the April 18–May 9 opening window, solid teal for swim weeks, hollow amber for the closing stretch that ends October 13. Wherever the today marker sits, the nearest color change is your next appointment.
The Independence pool calendar
Opening — target April 25
Open by April 25 — a two-week head start on the May 9 crossing keeps startup chemistry small and beats the local service rush.
Closing — deadline October 13
Hold the cover until October 3, then winterize by October 13, a week ahead of the October 27 freeze normal. Late and cold beats early and warm.
Estimated water temperature by month
Monthly averages of the site's water model run on Independence'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30° | 30° | 39° | 49° | 59° | 70° | 76° | 77° | 72° | 62° | 49° | 38° |
The curve peaks near 78°F — comfortable-water months here usually involve a heater or a solar cover.
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Data: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals via Independence (2.5 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.