Pool swim season in Fort Oglethorpe, GA

Swim season in Fort Oglethorpe without a heater, and with one

An unheated pool in Fort Oglethorpe reaches 78°F in Jul to Aug, about 2 months a year. The air allows up to 7 swimmable months with a heater (Apr to Oct).

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What each heater buys you in Fort Oglethorpe

For a 450 sq ft pool held at 80°F, at GA prices of 15.5¢/kWh electricity and $20/Mcf gas. All-in spreads the purchase over the equipment's life.

The cheapest way to the full season in Fort Oglethorpe

Solar panels + cover: 6 of 7 possible months for about $283 a year all-in, which works out near $71 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: Chickamauga Pk Larc, 1.6 mi away (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). Water temperature is estimated from air and sunshine, not measured.

Fort Oglethorpe month by month: air, sun and pool water

Heating costs most in Apr (about $162 with a heat pump, $394 with gas). Sunshine peaks in Jun at 6.3 kWh/m²/day (NASA satellite data, 53.3 km grid cell). Highlighted months are swimmable with no heater.

How Fort Oglethorpe compares with nearby cities

Fort Oglethorpe ranks 94 of 101 Georgia cities for unheated swim months; East Ridge, Chattanooga, Collegedale nearby get a longer season without a heater.