Pool swim season in Pleasant View, UT
Swim season in Pleasant View without a heater, and with one
An unheated pool in Pleasant View reaches 78°F in Jul to Aug, about 2 months 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 Pleasant View
| Option | Months | Swimmable | Energy/yr | All-in/yr |
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| No heater | 2 | Jul to 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 | $156 | $706 |
| Gas heater + cover | 5 | May to Sep | $231 | $656 |
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 Pleasant View
Solar panels + cover: 4 of 5 possible months for about $283 a year all-in, which works out near $142 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 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: Ogden Pioneer Ph, 6.3 mi away (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). Water temperature is estimated from air and sunshine, not measured.
Pleasant View 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° | 1.7 | 29° | 35° | – | – |
| Feb | 44° | 34° | 2.7 | 32° | 38° | – | – |
| Mar | 55° | 44° | 4.2 | 40° | 46° | – | – |
| Apr | 62° | 50° | 5.7 | 50° | 56° | – | – |
| May | 73° | 60° | 6.7 | 59° | 65° | $123 | $178 |
| Jun | 83° | 70° | 7.7 | 70° | 76° | $32 | $52 |
| Jul | 92° | 78° | 7.6 | 79° | 85° | – | – |
| Aug | 90° | 77° | 6.7 | 81° | 87° | – | – |
| Sep | 80° | 67° | 5.3 | 74° | 80° | $1 | $1 |
| Oct | 66° | 54° | 3.7 | 61° | 67° | – | – |
| Nov | 51° | 41° | 2.3 | 46° | 52° | – | – |
| Dec | 39° | 31° | 1.5 | 34° | 40° | – | – |
Heating costs most in May (about $123 with a heat pump, $178 with gas). Sunshine peaks in Jun at 7.7 kWh/m²/day (NASA satellite data, 45.9 km grid cell). Highlighted months are swimmable with no heater.
How Pleasant View compares with nearby cities
Pleasant View ranks 29 of 67 Utah cities for unheated swim months, and no nearby city gets a longer unheated season.
| City | Distance | Unheated months | Heat pump months | Heat pump $/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Ogden, UT | 2 mi | 1 | 4 | $64 |
| Ogden, UT | 7 mi | 2 | 5 | $155 |
| West Haven, UT | 8 mi | 2 | 5 | $153 |
| South Ogden, UT | 11 mi | 1 | 5 | $187 |
| Roy, UT | 11 mi | 1 | 5 | $187 |
| Brigham City, UT | 13 mi | 0 | 5 | $233 |