Pool swim season in Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Swim season in Palos Verdes Estates without a heater, and with one
An unheated pool in Palos Verdes Estates never reaches 78°F in a normal year. It peaks around 73°F in Aug. The air allows up to 6 swimmable months with a heater (Jun to Nov).
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What each heater buys you in Palos Verdes Estates
| Option | Months | Swimmable | Energy/yr | All-in/yr |
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| No heater | 0 | no month | $0 | $0 |
| Solar cover only | 1 | Aug | $0 | $50 |
| Solar panels + cover | 5 | Jun to Oct | $0 | $283 |
| Heat pump + cover | 6 | Jun to Nov | $555 | $1,105 |
| Gas heater + cover | 6 | Jun to Nov | $748 | $1,173 |
For a 450 sq ft pool held at 80°F, at CA prices of 32.6¢/kWh electricity and $22/Mcf gas. All-in spreads the purchase over the equipment's life.
The cheapest way to the full season in Palos Verdes Estates
Solar panels + cover: 5 of 6 possible months for about $283 a year all-in, which works out near $57 for each month it adds.
Before you pay for any heater, buy a solar cover: on its own it adds 1 month 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: Redondo Beach, 5 mi away (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). Water temperature is estimated from air and sunshine, not measured.
Palos Verdes Estates 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 | 67° | 57° | 3.1 | 57° | 63° | – | – |
| Feb | 66° | 57° | 4.0 | 58° | 64° | – | – |
| Mar | 66° | 58° | 5.2 | 60° | 66° | – | – |
| Apr | 68° | 60° | 6.3 | 62° | 68° | – | – |
| May | 70° | 63° | 6.6 | 65° | 71° | – | – |
| Jun | 72° | 65° | 6.3 | 67° | 73° | $127 | $173 |
| Jul | 76° | 69° | 6.6 | 71° | 77° | $59 | $84 |
| Aug | 77° | 70° | 6.3 | 73° | 79° | $23 | $33 |
| Sep | 76° | 69° | 5.5 | 72° | 78° | $39 | $56 |
| Oct | 74° | 66° | 4.3 | 69° | 75° | $101 | $138 |
| Nov | 71° | 61° | 3.4 | 64° | 70° | $206 | $264 |
| Dec | 66° | 57° | 2.8 | 59° | 65° | – | – |
Heating costs most in Nov (about $206 with a heat pump, $264 with gas). Sunshine peaks in Jul at 6.6 kWh/m²/day (NASA satellite data, 31.3 km grid cell). Highlighted months are swimmable with no heater.
How Palos Verdes Estates compares with nearby cities
Palos Verdes Estates ranks 299 of 376 California cities for unheated swim months, and no nearby city gets a longer unheated season.
| City | Distance | Unheated months | Heat pump months | Heat pump $/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 4 mi | 0 | 8 | $862 |
| Redondo Beach, CA | 5 mi | 0 | 6 | $555 |
| Torrance, CA | 6 mi | 0 | 6 | $555 |
| Lomita, CA | 6 mi | 0 | 8 | $862 |
| Hermosa Beach, CA | 7 mi | 0 | 6 | $555 |
| Manhattan Beach, CA | 9 mi | 0 | 6 | $427 |