Pool swim season in North Lauderdale, FL

When can you swim in an outdoor pool in North Lauderdale, FL?

An unheated pool in North Lauderdale 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 North Lauderdale pool, side by side

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 North Lauderdale

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 4 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: Ft Lauderdale Executive Airport, 2.9 mi away (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). Water temperature is estimated from air and sunshine, not measured.

North Lauderdale month by month: air, sun and pool water

Heating costs most in Jan (about $38 with a heat pump, $132 with gas). Sunshine peaks in May at 6.1 kWh/m²/day (NASA satellite data, 42.3 km grid cell). Highlighted months are swimmable with no heater.

How North Lauderdale compares with nearby cities

North Lauderdale ranks 30 of 173 Florida cities for unheated swim months, and no nearby city gets a longer unheated season.