SwimSeasonCheck

Pool swim season in Jupiter, FL

Swim season in Jupiter without a heater, and with one

An unheated pool in Jupiter reaches 78°F in May to Oct, about 6 months a year. The air allows up to 12 swimmable months with a heater (all year).

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Heater options for a Jupiter pool, side by side

OptionMonthsSwimmableEnergy/yrAll-in/yr
No heater6May to Oct$0$0
Solar cover only8Apr to Nov$0$50
Solar panels + cover12all year$0$283
Heat pump + cover12all year$139$689
Gas heater + cover12all year$482$907

For a 450 sq ft pool held at 80°F, at FL prices of 15.3¢/kWh electricity and $25/Mcf gas. All-in spreads the purchase over the equipment's life.

The cheapest way to the full season in Jupiter

Solar panels + cover: 12 of 12 possible months for about $283 a year all-in, which works out near $47 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: Juno Beach, 5.5 mi away (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). Water temperature is estimated from air and sunshine, not measured.

Jupiter month by month: air, sun and pool water

MonthAir highAir avgSun kWh/m²/dayWater, unheatedWater, coveredHeat pump $Gas $
Jan75°66°3.568°74°$50$170
Feb76°68°4.368°74°$49$170
Mar79°71°5.371°77°$21$76
Apr83°75°6.076°82°––
May85°79°6.180°86°––
Jun89°82°5.583°89°––
Jul91°84°5.786°92°––
Aug91°84°5.486°92°––
Sep89°83°4.885°91°––
Oct86°79°4.482°88°––
Nov81°74°3.777°83°––
Dec77°69°3.372°78°$19$66

Heating costs most in Jan (about $50 with a heat pump, $170 with gas). Sunshine peaks in May at 6.1 kWh/m²/day (NASA satellite data, 60.1 km grid cell). Highlighted months are swimmable with no heater.

How Jupiter compares with nearby cities

Jupiter ranks 40 of 173 Florida cities for unheated swim months, and no nearby city gets a longer unheated season.

CityDistanceUnheated monthsHeat pump monthsHeat pump $/yr
Palm Beach Gardens, FL6 mi512$201
North Palm Beach, FL8 mi612$139
Riviera Beach, FL10 mi512$201
West Palm Beach, FL12 mi612$135
Royal Palm Beach, FL17 mi612$135
Palm Springs, FL20 mi612$135