Pool swim season in Niagara Falls, NY

When can you swim in an outdoor pool in Niagara Falls, NY?

An unheated pool in Niagara Falls never reaches 78°F in a normal year. It peaks around 74°F in Aug. The air allows up to 4 swimmable months with a heater (Jun to Sep).

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Heater options for a Niagara Falls pool, side by side

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 Niagara Falls

Solar panels + cover: 4 of 4 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 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: Niagara Falls, 2.2 mi away (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). Water temperature is estimated from air and sunshine, not measured.

Niagara Falls month by month: air, sun and pool water

Heating costs most in Jun (about $126 with a heat pump, $158 with gas). Sunshine peaks in Jun at 6.1 kWh/m²/day (NASA satellite data, 59.9 km grid cell). Highlighted months are swimmable with no heater.

How Niagara Falls compares with nearby cities

Niagara Falls ranks 47 of 90 New York cities for unheated swim months, and no nearby city gets a longer unheated season.