Pool swim season in North Salt Lake, UT
Swim season in North Salt Lake without a heater, and with one
An unheated pool in North Salt Lake reaches 78°F in Aug, about 1 month a year. The air allows up to 5 swimmable months with a heater (May to Sep).
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What each heater buys you in North Salt Lake
| Option | Months | Swimmable | Energy/yr | All-in/yr |
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| No heater | 1 | Aug | $0 | $0 |
| Solar cover only | 3 | Jul to Sep | $0 | $50 |
| Solar panels + cover | 4 | Jun to Sep | $0 | $283 |
| Heat pump + cover | 5 | May to Sep | $194 | $744 |
| Gas heater + cover | 5 | May to Sep | $285 | $710 |
For a 450 sq ft pool held at 80°F, at UT prices of 13.2¢/kWh electricity and $10/Mcf gas. All-in spreads the purchase over the equipment's life.
The cheapest way to the full season in North Salt Lake
Solar panels + cover: 4 of 5 possible months for about $283 a year all-in, which works out near $94 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: Bountiful-Val Verda, 1.6 mi away (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). Water temperature is estimated from air and sunshine, not measured.
North Salt Lake month by month: air, sun and pool water
| Month | Air high | Air avg | Sun kWh/m²/day | Water, unheated | Water, covered | Heat pump $ | Gas $ |
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| Jan | 38° | 30° | 2.3 | 30° | 36° | – | – |
| Feb | 43° | 34° | 3.2 | 32° | 38° | – | – |
| Mar | 53° | 43° | 4.5 | 40° | 46° | – | – |
| Apr | 60° | 49° | 5.6 | 49° | 55° | – | – |
| May | 70° | 59° | 6.6 | 57° | 63° | $140 | $198 |
| Jun | 81° | 68° | 7.8 | 68° | 74° | $43 | $69 |
| Jul | 91° | 77° | 7.5 | 77° | 83° | – | – |
| Aug | 89° | 75° | 6.6 | 80° | 86° | – | – |
| Sep | 78° | 65° | 5.4 | 73° | 79° | $11 | $18 |
| Oct | 64° | 52° | 3.8 | 59° | 65° | – | – |
| Nov | 50° | 40° | 2.5 | 46° | 52° | – | – |
| Dec | 39° | 31° | 1.9 | 34° | 40° | – | – |
Heating costs most in May (about $140 with a heat pump, $198 with gas). Sunshine peaks in Jun at 7.8 kWh/m²/day (NASA satellite data, 52.3 km grid cell). Highlighted months are swimmable with no heater.
How North Salt Lake compares with nearby cities
North Salt Lake ranks 47 of 67 Utah cities for unheated swim months; Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake nearby get a longer season without a heater.
| City | Distance | Unheated months | Heat pump months | Heat pump $/yr |
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| Woods Cross, UT | 2 mi | 1 | 5 | $194 |
| Bountiful, UT | 3 mi | 1 | 4 | $66 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 5 mi | 2 | 5 | $128 |
| Centerville, UT | 6 mi | 1 | 4 | $66 |
| Farmington, UT | 10 mi | 1 | 4 | $48 |
| South Salt Lake, UT | 10 mi | 2 | 5 | $118 |