Pool season · New York
Albany Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 15, 2026 · dates · water temp
Albany's whole pool calendar, condensed: when the water warms, when it cools, and where today falls between those edges. Use the opening guide and closing guide for the step-by-step work; keep this page for the dates.
The bar compresses Albany's whole pool year into one lane rope: gray floats for the off-season, hollow teal for the April 30–May 21 opening window, solid teal for swim weeks, hollow amber for the closing stretch that ends October 2. Wherever the today marker sits, the nearest color change is your next appointment.
The Albany pool calendar
Opening — target May 7
Open by May 7 — a two-week head start on the May 21 crossing keeps startup chemistry small and beats the local service rush.
Closing — deadline October 2
Hold the cover until September 22, then winterize by October 2, a week ahead of the October 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27° | 25° | 31° | 42° | 55° | 65° | 72° | 73° | 68° | 57° | 46° | 35° |
The curve peaks near 73°F — comfortable-water months here usually involve a heater or a solar cover.
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Data: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals via Albany Airport (5.3 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.