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Queens Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 25, 2026 · dates · water temp
Queens'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.
Queens, NY — 88 swim days a yearReading it takes ten seconds: 52 dots, one per week. Solid teal is Queens's swim season; the hollow teal run before it (April 16 to May 7) is when to open; the hollow amber run after is when to close, with October 22 as the deadline; gray is the covered season. Today's marker shows where you stand in that cycle right now.
The Queens pool calendar
Opening — target April 23
Target April 23; the practical window runs April 16–May 7, and the 7-day mean crosses the 61°F threshold around May 7. Cold-water starts are the cheap ones.
Closing — deadline October 22
Hold the cover until October 12, then winterize by October 22, a week ahead of the November 25 freeze normal. Late and cold beats early and warm.
Estimated water temperature by month
Monthly averages of the site's water model run on Queens'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36° | 35° | 40° | 49° | 59° | 69° | 77° | 79° | 75° | 65° | 54° | 44° |
Warmest water typically August–August (peaking near 79°F); heaters and covers shift any month up.
Every station tells its own story: compare this curve with Poughkeepsie's pool season and Rochester's — neighboring normals stations can shift the windows by a week or more. The full ranking lives on the New York season index.
Queens pool season FAQ
When should I open my pool in Queens, NY?
Open by April 23 — the model places Queens's 61°F crossing about two weeks later, and every warm day you wait pushes the water toward the 65°F algae zone. The Queens opening guide has the 12-step sequence.
When should I close my pool in Queens?
Close by October 22: cool water keeps its winter chemistry, but freeze damage is the hard stop. The Queens closing guide sequences the work backward from that date.
How long is the swim season in Queens?
Queens averages 88 days a year with normal highs of 80°F or better — about 13 days earlier than the New York median. The New York season index ranks all 16 covered cities by the same metric.
How warm does pool water get in Queens?
An unheated pool near Queens typically peaks around 79°F in high summer and bottoms out near 34°F in winter, spending roughly 1 month 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 New York Laguardia Airport (4.8 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.