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Virginia Beach Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 25, 2026 · dates · water temp
This is the one-page view of Virginia Beach'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.
Virginia Beach, VA — 148 swim days a yearReading it takes ten seconds: 52 dots, one per week. Solid teal is Virginia Beach's swim season; the hollow teal run before it (March 24 to April 14) is when to open; the hollow amber run after is when to close, with November 5 as the deadline; gray is the covered season. Today's marker shows where you stand in that cycle right now.
The Virginia Beach pool calendar
Opening — target March 31
Open by March 31 — a two-week head start on the April 14 crossing keeps startup chemistry small and beats the local service rush.
Closing — deadline November 5
Hold the cover until October 26, then winterize by November 5, a week ahead of the November 18 freeze normal. Late and cold beats early and warm.
Estimated water temperature by month
Monthly averages of the site's water model run on Virginia Beach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45° | 45° | 49° | 57° | 67° | 75° | 82° | 81° | 78° | 70° | 59° | 50° |
Warmest water typically July–September (peaking near 83°F); heaters and covers shift any month up.
Every station tells its own story: compare this curve with Suffolk's pool season and Williamsburg's — neighboring normals stations can shift the windows by a week or more. The full ranking lives on the Virginia season index.
Virginia Beach pool season FAQ
When should I open my pool in Virginia Beach, VA?
The site model recommends opening by March 31 — about two weeks before Virginia Beach'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 Virginia Beach opening guide.
When should I close my pool in Virginia Beach?
Winterize by November 5. The model holds the deadline a week ahead of Virginia Beach's NOAA 50% first-freeze date, so the plumbing is protected before the first hard night. The full sequence is in the Virginia Beach closing guide.
How long is the swim season in Virginia Beach?
Virginia Beach averages 148 days a year with normal highs of 80°F or better — about 10 days earlier than the Virginia median. The Virginia season index ranks all 16 covered cities by the same metric.
How warm does pool water get in Virginia Beach?
An unheated pool near Virginia Beach typically peaks around 83°F in high summer and bottoms out near 44°F in winter, spending roughly 2 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 Fentress Naas (5.8 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.