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Lynchburg Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 15, 2026 · dates · water temp
Lynchburg'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 Lynchburg's whole pool year into one lane rope: gray floats for the off-season, hollow teal for the April 18–May 9 opening window, solid teal for swim weeks, hollow amber for the closing stretch that ends October 13. Wherever the today marker sits, the nearest color change is your next appointment.
The Lynchburg pool calendar
Opening — target April 25
Open by April 25 — a two-week head start on the May 9 crossing keeps startup chemistry small and beats the local service rush.
Closing — deadline October 13
Hold the cover until October 3, then winterize by October 13, a week ahead of the October 25 freeze normal. Late and cold beats early and warm.
Estimated water temperature by month
This is Lynchburg'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36° | 36° | 42° | 51° | 59° | 68° | 74° | 75° | 71° | 62° | 50° | 42° |
The curve peaks near 75°F — comfortable-water months here usually involve a heater or a solar cover.
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Data: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals via Lynchburg #2 (2.7 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.