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Newport News Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 25, 2026 · dates · water temp
Newport News'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.
Newport News, VA — 114 swim days a yearReading it takes ten seconds: 52 dots, one per week. Solid teal is Newport News's swim season; the hollow teal run before it (April 3 to April 24) is when to open; the hollow amber run after is when to close, with October 26 as the deadline; gray is the covered season. Today's marker shows where you stand in that cycle right now.
The Newport News pool calendar
Opening — target April 10
Target April 10; the practical window runs April 3–April 24, and the 7-day mean crosses the 61°F threshold around April 24. Cold-water starts are the cheap ones.
Closing — deadline October 26
Hold the cover until October 16, then winterize by October 26, a week ahead of the November 9 freeze normal. Late and cold beats early and warm.
Estimated water temperature by month
This is Newport News'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41° | 41° | 45° | 54° | 63° | 71° | 78° | 79° | 75° | 67° | 55° | 47° |
Warmest water typically July–August (peaking near 79°F); heaters and covers shift any month up.
Every station tells its own story: compare this curve with Lynchburg's pool season and Norfolk's — neighboring normals stations can shift the windows by a week or more. The full ranking lives on the Virginia season index.
Newport News pool season FAQ
When should I open my pool in Newport News, VA?
The site model recommends opening by April 10 — about two weeks before Newport News'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 Newport News opening guide.
When should I close my pool in Newport News?
Winterize by October 26. The model holds the deadline a week ahead of Newport News's NOAA 50% first-freeze date, so the plumbing is protected before the first hard night. The full sequence is in the Newport News closing guide.
How long is the swim season in Newport News?
Newport News averages 114 days a year with normal highs of 80°F or better — right on the statewide median. The Virginia season index ranks all 16 covered cities by the same metric.
How warm does pool water get in Newport News?
An unheated pool near Newport News typically peaks around 79°F in high summer and bottoms out near 40°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 Newport News International Airport (2.3 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.