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Garland Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 25, 2026 · dates · water temp
Garland'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.
Garland, TX — 154 swim days a yearReading it takes ten seconds: 52 dots, one per week. Solid teal is Garland's swim season; the hollow teal run before it (March 5 to March 26) is when to open; the hollow amber run after is when to close, with November 9 as the deadline; gray is the covered season. Today's marker shows where you stand in that cycle right now.
The Garland pool calendar
Opening — target March 12
Target March 12; the practical window runs March 5–March 26, and the 7-day mean crosses the 61°F threshold around March 26. Cold-water starts are the cheap ones.
Closing — deadline November 9
The window opens October 30 once water leaves the algae zone; the model deadline is November 9, a week ahead of the November 21 freeze normal.
Estimated water temperature by month
Monthly averages of the site's water model run on Garland'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46° | 48° | 54° | 62° | 69° | 78° | 83° | 86° | 81° | 72° | 61° | 51° |
Warmest water typically June–September (peaking near 86°F); heaters and covers shift any month up.
Every station tells its own story: compare this curve with Galveston's pool season and Georgetown's — neighboring normals stations can shift the windows by a week or more. The full ranking lives on the Texas season index.
Garland pool season FAQ
When should I open my pool in Garland, TX?
The site model recommends opening by March 12 — about two weeks before Garland's 7-day mean temperature crosses 61°F, while the water is still too cold for algae. The step-by-step sequence is in the Garland opening guide.
When should I close my pool in Garland?
Winterize by November 9. The model holds the deadline a week ahead of Garland's NOAA 50% first-freeze date, so the plumbing is protected before the first hard night. The full sequence is in the Garland closing guide.
How long is the swim season in Garland?
Garland averages 154 days a year with normal highs of 80°F or better — about 4 days later than the Texas median. The Texas season index ranks all 68 covered cities by the same metric.
How warm does pool water get in Garland?
An unheated pool near Garland typically peaks around 86°F in high summer and bottoms out near 46°F in winter, spending roughly 4 months 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 Richardson (8.8 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.