Pool season · West Virginia
Huntington Pool Season: the Year on One Bar
Last updated: July 25, 2026 · dates · water temp
One bar, one year, one Huntington pool. The season bar below draws everything the model knows — opening window, prime season, closing window — against today's date, with the working details one click away on the opening and closing pages.
Huntington, WV — 111 swim days a yearEach dot on the bar is one week of Huntington's typical year, colored by what the model says that week is for: gray weeks are off-season, hollow teal marks the opening window (April 9–April 30), solid teal is swim season, and hollow amber is the closing window ending October 17. The black marker is today — its position against the colors is the entire executive summary.
The Huntington pool calendar
Opening — target April 16
Target April 16; the practical window runs April 9–April 30, and the 7-day mean crosses the 61°F threshold around April 30. Cold-water starts are the cheap ones.
Closing — deadline October 17
Hold the cover until October 7, then winterize by October 17, a week ahead of the October 30 freeze normal. Late and cold beats early and warm.
Estimated water temperature by month
Monthly averages of the site's water model run on Huntington'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36° | 35° | 41° | 51° | 61° | 70° | 76° | 76° | 73° | 63° | 51° | 42° |
The curve peaks near 77°F — comfortable-water months here usually involve a heater or a solar cover.
Every station tells its own story: compare this curve with Charleston's pool season and Morgantown's — neighboring normals stations can shift the windows by a week or more. The full ranking lives on the West Virginia season index.
Huntington pool season FAQ
When should I open my pool in Huntington, WV?
Open by April 16 — the model places Huntington's 61°F crossing about two weeks later, and every warm day you wait pushes the water toward the 65°F algae zone. The Huntington opening guide has the 12-step sequence.
When should I close my pool in Huntington?
Close by October 17: cool water keeps its winter chemistry, but freeze damage is the hard stop. The Huntington closing guide sequences the work backward from that date.
How long is the swim season in Huntington?
Huntington averages 111 days a year with normal highs of 80°F or better — right on the statewide median. The West Virginia season index ranks all 3 covered cities by the same metric.
How warm does pool water get in Huntington?
An unheated pool near Huntington typically peaks around 77°F in high summer and bottoms out near 34°F in winter, never quite reaching the 78°F comfort line without a heater or solar cover. 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 Huntington Swg Plant (5.0 mi); live outlook by Open-Meteo. Attribution: sources · assumptions: methodology.