Pool swim season in Pembroke Pines, FL

Pembroke Pines, FL: how long the pool season really is

An unheated pool in Pembroke Pines reaches 78°F in May to Nov, about 7 months a year. The air allows up to 12 swimmable months with a heater (all year).

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Heater options for a Pembroke Pines 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 Pembroke Pines

Solar panels + cover: 12 of 12 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 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: Hollywood N Perry Airport, 6.2 mi away (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). Water temperature is estimated from air and sunshine, not measured.

Pembroke Pines month by month: air, sun and pool water

Heating costs most in Jan (about $34 with a heat pump, $120 with gas). Sunshine peaks in May at 6.1 kWh/m²/day (NASA satellite data, 56.3 km grid cell). Highlighted months are swimmable with no heater.

How Pembroke Pines compares with nearby cities

Pembroke Pines ranks 5 of 173 Florida cities for unheated swim months, and no nearby city gets a longer unheated season.