Pool swim season in Bossier City, LA
When can you swim in an outdoor pool in Bossier City, LA?
An unheated pool in Bossier City reaches 78°F in Jun to Sep, about 4 months a year. The air allows up to 8 swimmable months with a heater (Mar to Oct).
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Heater options for a Bossier City pool, side by side
| Option | Months | Swimmable | Energy/yr | All-in/yr |
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| No heater | 4 | Jun to Sep | $0 | $0 |
| Solar cover only | 6 | May to Oct | $0 | $50 |
| Solar panels + cover | 7 | Apr to Oct | $0 | $283 |
| Heat pump + cover | 8 | Mar to Oct | $202 | $752 |
| Gas heater + cover | 8 | Mar to Oct | $507 | $932 |
For a 450 sq ft pool held at 80°F, at LA prices of 13.3¢/kWh electricity and $17/Mcf gas. All-in spreads the purchase over the equipment's life.
The cheapest way to the full season in Bossier City
Solar panels + cover: 7 of 8 possible months for about $283 a year all-in, which works out near $94 for each month it adds.
Before you pay for any heater, buy a solar cover: on its own it adds 2 months here for about $50 a year (why a cover comes first). If you get quotes, ask for a heat pump sized to your pool's surface area; here it beats gas all-in (heat pump or gas).
Weather station: Shreveport Dwtn Airport, 5.4 mi away (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). Water temperature is estimated from air and sunshine, not measured.
Bossier City month by month: air, sun and pool water
| Month | Air high | Air avg | Sun kWh/m²/day | Water, unheated | Water, covered | Heat pump $ | Gas $ |
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| Jan | 59° | 49° | 2.7 | 49° | 55° | – | – |
| Feb | 62° | 52° | 3.1 | 51° | 57° | – | – |
| Mar | 70° | 60° | 4.3 | 57° | 63° | $139 | $338 |
| Apr | 78° | 67° | 5.4 | 66° | 72° | $63 | $169 |
| May | 85° | 75° | 6.0 | 74° | 80° | – | – |
| Jun | 92° | 82° | 6.4 | 82° | 88° | – | – |
| Jul | 95° | 85° | 6.3 | 87° | 93° | – | – |
| Aug | 95° | 85° | 5.9 | 88° | 94° | – | – |
| Sep | 90° | 79° | 5.1 | 84° | 90° | – | – |
| Oct | 79° | 68° | 4.1 | 75° | 81° | – | – |
| Nov | 68° | 58° | 3.0 | 63° | 69° | – | – |
| Dec | 60° | 50° | 2.4 | 53° | 59° | – | – |
Heating costs most in Mar (about $139 with a heat pump, $338 with gas). Sunshine peaks in Jun at 6.4 kWh/m²/day (NASA satellite data, 14.8 km grid cell). Highlighted months are swimmable with no heater.
How Bossier City compares with nearby cities
Bossier City ranks 5 of 35 Louisiana cities for unheated swim months, and no nearby city gets a longer unheated season.
| City | Distance | Unheated months | Heat pump months | Heat pump $/yr |
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| Shreveport, LA | 9 mi | 4 | 8 | $221 |
| Minden, LA | 23 mi | 4 | 7 | $109 |
| Marshall, TX | 41 mi | 4 | 7 | $161 |
| Magnolia, AR | 58 mi | 3 | 7 | $181 |
| Ruston, LA | 59 mi | 4 | 7 | $120 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 63 mi | 4 | 9 | $266 |