Pool swim season in Springdale, AR

Springdale, AR: how long the pool season really is

An unheated pool in Springdale reaches 78°F in Jul to Aug, about 2 months a year. The air allows up to 6 swimmable months with a heater (May to Oct).

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Heater options for a Springdale pool, side by side

For a 450 sq ft pool held at 80°F, at AR prices of 13.7¢/kWh electricity and $19/Mcf gas. All-in spreads the purchase over the equipment's life.

The cheapest way to the full season in Springdale

Solar panels + cover: 5 of 6 possible months for about $283 a year all-in, which works out near $94 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 a heat pump sized to your pool's surface area; here it beats gas all-in (heat pump or gas).

Weather station: Fayetteville Experiment Station, 6.3 mi away (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). Water temperature is estimated from air and sunshine, not measured.

Springdale month by month: air, sun and pool water

Heating costs most in May (about $72 with a heat pump, $205 with gas). Sunshine peaks in Jun at 6.7 kWh/m²/day (NASA satellite data, 46.2 km grid cell). Highlighted months are swimmable with no heater.

How Springdale compares with nearby cities

Springdale ranks 31 of 39 Arkansas cities for unheated swim months, and no nearby city gets a longer unheated season.