Pool swim season in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Palm Beach Gardens, FL: how long the pool season really is
An unheated pool in Palm Beach Gardens reaches 78°F in Jun to Oct, about 5 months a year. The air allows up to 12 swimmable months with a heater (all year).
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Heater options for a Palm Beach Gardens pool, side by side
| Option | Months | Swimmable | Energy/yr | All-in/yr |
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| No heater | 5 | Jun to Oct | $0 | $0 |
| Solar cover only | 8 | Apr to Nov | $0 | $50 |
| Solar panels + cover | 12 | all year | $0 | $283 |
| Heat pump + cover | 12 | all year | $201 | $751 |
| Gas heater + cover | 12 | all year | $686 | $1,111 |
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 Palm Beach Gardens
Solar panels + cover: 12 of 12 possible months for about $283 a year all-in, which works out near $40 for each month it adds.
Before you pay for any heater, buy a solar cover: on its own it adds 3 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: Palm Beach Gardens, 1.9 mi away (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). Water temperature is estimated from air and sunshine, not measured.
Palm Beach Gardens 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 | 74° | 65° | 3.5 | 67° | 73° | $66 | $220 |
| Feb | 75° | 66° | 4.3 | 67° | 73° | $65 | $219 |
| Mar | 77° | 69° | 5.3 | 70° | 76° | $36 | $127 |
| Apr | 81° | 73° | 6.0 | 74° | 80° | $1 | $5 |
| May | 84° | 77° | 6.1 | 78° | 84° | – | – |
| Jun | 88° | 81° | 5.5 | 81° | 87° | – | – |
| Jul | 89° | 82° | 5.7 | 84° | 90° | – | – |
| Aug | 89° | 82° | 5.4 | 85° | 91° | – | – |
| Sep | 88° | 82° | 4.8 | 84° | 90° | – | – |
| Oct | 85° | 78° | 4.4 | 81° | 87° | – | – |
| Nov | 80° | 72° | 3.7 | 76° | 82° | – | – |
| Dec | 75° | 68° | 3.3 | 70° | 76° | $33 | $115 |
Heating costs most in Jan (about $66 with a heat pump, $220 with gas). Sunshine peaks in May at 6.1 kWh/m²/day (NASA satellite data, 51.0 km grid cell). Highlighted months are swimmable with no heater.
How Palm Beach Gardens compares with nearby cities
Palm Beach Gardens ranks 133 of 173 Florida cities for unheated swim months; Jupiter, North Palm Beach, West Palm Beach nearby get a longer season without a heater.
| City | Distance | Unheated months | Heat pump months | Heat pump $/yr |
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| Jupiter, FL | 6 mi | 6 | 12 | $139 |
| North Palm Beach, FL | 7 mi | 6 | 12 | $139 |
| Riviera Beach, FL | 7 mi | 5 | 12 | $201 |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 8 mi | 6 | 12 | $135 |
| Royal Palm Beach, FL | 11 mi | 6 | 12 | $135 |
| Wellington, FL | 15 mi | 6 | 12 | $135 |