SwimSeasonCheck

Pool swim season in Johns Creek, GA

When can you swim in an outdoor pool in Johns Creek, GA?

An unheated pool in Johns Creek 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 Johns Creek

OptionMonthsSwimmableEnergy/yrAll-in/yr
No heater2Jul to Aug$0$0
Solar cover only4Jun to Sep$0$50
Solar panels + cover6May to Oct$0$283
Heat pump + cover7Apr to Oct$239$789
Gas heater + cover7Apr to Oct$615$1,040

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 Johns Creek

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: Atlanta Dekalb Peachtree Airport, 12 mi away (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). Water temperature is estimated from air and sunshine, not measured.

Johns Creek month by month: air, sun and pool water

MonthAir highAir avgSun kWh/m²/dayWater, unheatedWater, coveredHeat pump $Gas $
Jan52°42°2.643°49°––
Feb56°46°3.144°50°––
Mar64°53°4.251°57°––
Apr73°61°5.560°66°$137$342
May80°69°6.068°74°$49$138
Jun86°76°6.376°82°––
Jul89°80°6.081°87°––
Aug88°79°5.682°88°––
Sep83°73°4.878°84°––
Oct73°62°3.968°74°$53$135
Nov63°52°3.057°63°––
Dec54°45°2.247°53°––

Heating costs most in Apr (about $137 with a heat pump, $342 with gas). Sunshine peaks in Jun at 6.3 kWh/m²/day (NASA satellite data, 58.7 km grid cell). Highlighted months are swimmable with no heater.

How Johns Creek compares with nearby cities

Johns Creek ranks 55 of 101 Georgia cities for unheated swim months, and no nearby city gets a longer unheated season.

CityDistanceUnheated monthsHeat pump monthsHeat pump $/yr
Duluth, GA4 mi27$239
Alpharetta, GA5 mi27$239
Peachtree Corners, GA5 mi27$235
Norcross, GA7 mi27$235
Suwanee, GA8 mi27$290
Roswell, GA8 mi27$239