SwimSeasonCheck

Pool swim season in Massapequa Park, NY

When can you swim in an outdoor pool in Massapequa Park, NY?

An unheated pool in Massapequa Park reaches 78°F in Aug, about 1 month a year. The air allows up to 4 swimmable months with a heater (Jun to Sep).

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Heater options for a Massapequa Park pool, side by side

OptionMonthsSwimmableEnergy/yrAll-in/yr
No heater1Aug$0$0
Solar cover only3Jul to Sep$0$50
Solar panels + cover4Jun to Sep$0$283
Heat pump + cover4Jun to Sep$78$628
Gas heater + cover4Jun to Sep$101$526

For a 450 sq ft pool held at 80°F, at NY prices of 29.3¢/kWh electricity and $18/Mcf gas. All-in spreads the purchase over the equipment's life.

The cheapest way to the full season in Massapequa Park

Solar cover only: 3 of 4 possible months for about $50 a year all-in, which works out near $25 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 gas as well as a heat pump: once the purchase price is counted, gas comes out cheaper all-in here (heat pump or gas).

Weather station: Wantagh Cedar Creek, 3.4 mi away (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). Water temperature is estimated from air and sunshine, not measured.

Massapequa Park month by month: air, sun and pool water

MonthAir highAir avgSun kWh/m²/dayWater, unheatedWater, coveredHeat pump $Gas $
Jan42°35°1.936°42°––
Feb44°36°2.835°41°––
Mar50°42°3.840°46°––
Apr60°51°5.049°55°––
May70°61°5.659°65°––
Jun79°71°6.169°75°$75$97
Jul85°77°6.277°83°––
Aug84°76°5.579°85°––
Sep78°69°4.474°80°$3$4
Oct67°58°3.064°70°––
Nov56°48°2.152°58°––
Dec47°40°1.642°48°––

Heating costs most in Jun (about $75 with a heat pump, $97 with gas). Sunshine peaks in Jul at 6.2 kWh/m²/day (NASA satellite data, 20.6 km grid cell). Highlighted months are swimmable with no heater.

How Massapequa Park compares with nearby cities

Massapequa Park ranks 8 of 90 New York cities for unheated swim months, and no nearby city gets a longer unheated season.

CityDistanceUnheated monthsHeat pump monthsHeat pump $/yr
Lindenhurst, NY4 mi04$135
Babylon, NY7 mi04$135
Freeport, NY7 mi04$143
Hempstead, NY9 mi15$321
Westbury, NY9 mi15$321
Rockville Centre, NY10 mi04$143