SwimSeasonCheck

Pool swim season in Spring Hill, KS

Spring Hill, KS: how long the pool season really is

An unheated pool in Spring Hill 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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Heater options for a Spring Hill pool, side by side

OptionMonthsSwimmableEnergy/yrAll-in/yr
No heater2Jul to Aug$0$0
Solar cover only4Jun to Sep$0$50
Solar panels + cover4Jun to Sep$0$283
Heat pump + cover5May to Sep$107$657
Gas heater + cover5May to Sep$208$633

For a 450 sq ft pool held at 80°F, at KS prices of 15.3¢/kWh electricity and $15/Mcf gas. All-in spreads the purchase over the equipment's life.

The cheapest way to the full season in Spring Hill

Solar cover only: 4 of 5 possible months for about $50 a year all-in, which works out near $25 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: Olathe Johnson County Ind Airport, 5.9 mi away (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). Water temperature is estimated from air and sunshine, not measured.

Spring Hill month by month: air, sun and pool water

MonthAir highAir avgSun kWh/m²/dayWater, unheatedWater, coveredHeat pump $Gas $
Jan39°30°2.331°37°––
Feb44°34°3.032°38°––
Mar56°45°4.041°47°––
Apr66°55°5.052°58°––
May75°65°5.763°69°$101$196
Jun85°75°6.673°79°$6$12
Jul89°79°6.580°86°––
Aug88°77°5.781°87°––
Sep80°69°4.875°81°––
Oct68°57°3.563°69°––
Nov54°44°2.550°56°––
Dec43°34°2.038°44°––

Heating costs most in May (about $101 with a heat pump, $196 with gas). Sunshine peaks in Jun at 6.6 kWh/m²/day (NASA satellite data, 39.9 km grid cell). Highlighted months are swimmable with no heater.

How Spring Hill compares with nearby cities

Spring Hill ranks 26 of 38 Kansas cities for unheated swim months, and no nearby city gets a longer unheated season.

CityDistanceUnheated monthsHeat pump monthsHeat pump $/yr
Gardner, KS6 mi25$107
Olathe, KS9 mi25$108
Overland Park, KS12 mi25$108
Lenexa, KS14 mi25$108
Leawood, KS15 mi25$112
Belton, MO16 mi15$144