Pool swim season in Lower Burrell, PA

Lower Burrell, PA: how long the pool season really is

An unheated pool in Lower Burrell never reaches 78°F in a normal year. It peaks around 75°F in Aug. The air allows up to 5 swimmable months with a heater (May to Sep).

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What each heater buys you in Lower Burrell

For a 450 sq ft pool held at 80°F, at PA prices of 21.1¢/kWh electricity and $15/Mcf gas. All-in spreads the purchase over the equipment's life.

The cheapest way to the full season in Lower Burrell

Solar panels + cover: 4 of 5 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: Natrona Lock 4, 2.1 mi away (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). Water temperature is estimated from air and sunshine, not measured.

Lower Burrell month by month: air, sun and pool water

Heating costs most in May (about $206 with a heat pump, $279 with gas). Sunshine peaks in Jul at 5.9 kWh/m²/day (NASA satellite data, 20.6 km grid cell). Highlighted months are swimmable with no heater.

How Lower Burrell compares with nearby cities

Lower Burrell ranks 42 of 68 Pennsylvania cities for unheated swim months, and no nearby city gets a longer unheated season.