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Utica Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 15, 2026 · dates · water temp
This is the one-page view of Utica'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 Utica's whole pool year into one lane rope: gray floats for the off-season, hollow teal for the May 10–May 31 opening window, solid teal for swim weeks, hollow amber for the closing stretch that ends September 26. Wherever the today marker sits, the nearest color change is your next appointment.
The Utica pool calendar
Opening — target May 17
Target May 17; the practical window runs May 10–May 31, and the 7-day mean crosses the 61°F threshold around May 31. Cold-water starts are the cheap ones.
Closing — deadline September 26
Hold the cover until September 16, then winterize by September 26, a week ahead of the October 13 freeze normal. Late and cold beats early and warm.
Estimated water temperature by month
Monthly averages of the site's water model run on Utica'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24° | 22° | 28° | 39° | 52° | 62° | 69° | 70° | 65° | 55° | 44° | 33° |
The curve peaks near 70°F — comfortable-water months here usually involve a heater or a solar cover.
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Data: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals via Utica Oneida Co Airport (8.6 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.