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Saratoga Springs Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 15, 2026 · dates · water temp
This is the one-page view of Saratoga Springs'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 Saratoga Springs's typical year, colored by what the model says that week is for: gray weeks are off-season, hollow teal marks the opening window (April 29–May 20), solid teal is swim season, and hollow amber is the closing window ending September 30. The black marker is today — its position against the colors is the entire executive summary.
The Saratoga Springs pool calendar
Opening — target May 6
Target May 6; the practical window runs April 29–May 20, and the 7-day mean crosses the 61°F threshold around May 20. Cold-water starts are the cheap ones.
Closing — deadline September 30
Hold the cover until September 22, then winterize by September 30, a week ahead of the October 7 freeze normal. Late and cold beats early and warm.
Estimated water temperature by month
This is Saratoga Springs'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25° | 24° | 30° | 42° | 55° | 65° | 71° | 72° | 68° | 57° | 45° | 34° |
The curve peaks near 72°F — comfortable-water months here usually involve a heater or a solar cover.
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Data: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals via Saratoga Springs 4 SW (2.9 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.