OT: For South Carolinian pool owners...do you need pool heat in late September in SC?

[18IsTheMan]

Planning our annual trip down to Garden City/Surfside area the last week of September this year. The last couple of years we've stayed in "resorts" in MB b/c the kids like all the pools, lazy rivers etc. We'd like to rent a house this year, but most don't have heated pools. We rented a house down there in 2020 for the last week of September into the first week of October, but the water was a few degrees to cold to comfortably swim, especially for the kiddos, so that was disappointing to not get to enjoy the pool. I'm curious if that was an anomaly and you're usually ok with having to use heat in late September. Many of the places that have heated pools say heating isn't offered until 10/1 anyway.

Don't really wanna shell out the bucks for a house with a pool and not get to use it much again. Kids like the pools and stuff at the "resorts" but they're all so run down and grimy.

 

[Prestonyte]

Planning our annual trip down to Garden City/Surfside area the last week of September this year. The last couple of years we've stayed in "resorts" in MB b/c the kids like all the pools, lazy rivers etc. We'd like to rent a house this year, but most don't have heated pools. We rented a house down there in 2020 for the last week of September into the first week of October, but the water was a few degrees to cold to comfortably swim, especially for the kiddos, so that was disappointing to not get to enjoy the pool. I'm curious if that was an anomaly and you're usually ok with having to use heat in late September. Many of the places that have heated pools say heating isn't offered until 10/1 anyway.

Don't really wanna shell out the bucks for a house with a pool and not get to use it much again. Kids like the pools and stuff at the "resorts" but they're all so run down and grimy.

Late Sept. weather in SC is a crap shoot! Most of our Sept. home FB games are played at night for a reason.

 

[Deleted11512]

Nope. You're good usually through October to be honest. It gets plenty warm during the day to keep the temp reasonable. But you should certainly be OK within the month of Sept.

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

I'm in the Atlanta area, and have an inground pool. So I can say, It really is a crapshoot in regards to pool temperature any time during the summer months.
If there happens to be 2-3 days in a row of rain, the pool temperature can easily drop 5 degrees and become chilly, and yet 2 years ago it was so hot I was in the pool on October 15th.

 

[The Reel Ess]

Probably not. Late September can be considered summer at the beach.

 

[TheByrdman]

Growing up in a house with a pool in SC, water temperature in a pool in September becomes an issue if the area gets higher than normal rainfall in combination with lower than average temperatures during that period. Most pools will enter September around 90 degrees due to normal August heat.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Thanks!

 

[Viennacock]

Late Sept. weather in SC is a crap shoot! Most of our Sept. home FB games are played at night for a reason.

Agreed. We have a pool. Through mid-sept is good. Late September is a crap shoot as you mention.

Same goes for May. Early May is a crap shoot. This year early May is too cold. Mid-May on is usually good.

 

[CockofEarle]

Planning our annual trip down to Garden City/Surfside area the last week of September this year. The last couple of years we've stayed in "resorts" in MB b/c the kids like all the pools, lazy rivers etc. We'd like to rent a house this year, but most don't have heated pools. We rented a house down there in 2020 for the last week of September into the first week of October, but the water was a few degrees to cold to comfortably swim, especially for the kiddos, so that was disappointing to not get to enjoy the pool. I'm curious if that was an anomaly and you're usually ok with having to use heat in late September. Many of the places that have heated pools say heating isn't offered until 10/1 anyway.

Don't really wanna shell out the bucks for a house with a pool and not get to use it much again. Kids like the pools and stuff at the "resorts" but they're all so run down and grimy.

You’ve got plenty of time to convince the kids their Canadian…but be prepared if the boy screams out, “I was in the pool!”

 

[18IsTheMan]

You’ve got plenty of time to convince the kids their Canadian…but be prepared if the boy screams out, “I was in the pool!”

Ha!

The kiddos love the "resorts" in MB that have all the pools and lazy rivers and such, but all the places are so grimy. Most look like they were built in the 80s and don't appear to have been cleaned or updated since then. It's tough to beat the convenience when you've got young kids, but I haven't stayed at one of those places yet and really enjoyed the experience (aside from the beach itself).

 

[rockingamecock]

In response to the OP . . . no.

 

[Tngamecock]

Planning our annual trip down to Garden City/Surfside area the last week of September this year. The last couple of years we've stayed in "resorts" in MB b/c the kids like all the pools, lazy rivers etc. We'd like to rent a house this year, but most don't have heated pools. We rented a house down there in 2020 for the last week of September into the first week of October, but the water was a few degrees to cold to comfortably swim, especially for the kiddos, so that was disappointing to not get to enjoy the pool. I'm curious if that was an anomaly and you're usually ok with having to use heat in late September. Many of the places that have heated pools say heating isn't offered until 10/1 anyway.

Don't really wanna shell out the bucks for a house with a pool and not get to use it much again. Kids like the pools and stuff at the "resorts" but they're all so run down and grimy.

Sept in SC is hot as he!!…..don’t pay the fee

 

[accock]

We always take our vacation in mid to late September and the pool water is always fine in that area.

 

[CockofEarle]

Ha!

The kiddos love the "resorts" in MB that have all the pools and lazy rivers and such, but all the places are so grimy. Most look like they were built in the 80s and don't appear to have been cleaned or updated since then. It's tough to beat the convenience when you've got young kids, but I haven't stayed at one of those places yet and really enjoyed the experience (aside from the beach itself).

Litchfield by the Sea, has an ocean front condo called “Bridgewater”. Has an indoor pool, lazy river, etc. Sits about 50-75 yards from beach.

 

[KingWard]

Assuming you've had a temperate September well past Labor Day, any cool snap after the 20th probably spells the end of comfortable swimming.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Assuming you've had a temperate September well past Labor Day, any cool snap after the 20th probably spells the end of comfortable swimming.

Yeah, seems like it’s just a crapshoot. For spending $1,000-$2,000 on a house it’s a big risk to maybe not be able to swim. Just wish the hotels were nicer.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Litchfield by the Sea, has an ocean front condo called “Bridgewater”. Has an indoor pool, lazy river, etc. Sits about 50-75 yards from beach.

I will check it out, thanks!

 

[Big JC]

50/50 proposition. Rainfall amount and nighttime temperatures will determine if you want to get in a pool in late September. If the nighttime temps are dropping into the 50s, pools cool off very quickly. I've seen mine drop from around 80 degrees to the low 70s, which is cooler than what you want to swim in, within less than a week if a cool snap comes through, especially if it is preceded by several days of rain.

 

[KingWard]

50/50 proposition. Rainfall amount and nighttime temperatures will determine if you want to get in a pool in late September. If the nighttime temps are dropping into the 50s, pools cool off very quickly. I've seen mine drop from around 80 degrees to the low 70s, which is cooler than what you want to swim in, within less than a week if a cool snap comes through, especially if it is preceded by several days of rain.

Excellent point about nighttime temperatures. That's an important key measure

 

[atl-cock]

Late Sept. weather in SC is a crap shoot! Most of our Sept. home FB games are played at night for a reason.

About the only good thing Paul Dietzel did as head fb coach was scheduling all home games at night (with the exception of Clemron). This was at a time when there were few games televised altogether and TV did not determine kickoff time.

But back to the matter at hand. Give the cr@pshoot nature of overnight and daytime temperatures in SC in late September, might as well play it safe and ensure you have access to a heated pool. Even if it ends up being warm enough to not need it, better to not take a chance.

You’ve got plenty of time to convince the kids their Canadian…but be prepared if the boy screams out, “I was in the pool!”

We stayed at Blue Palmetto (FKA Court Capri) on N. Ocean Blvd between 26th & 27th avenue the weekend between Christmas & New Year in late 1997. From our second floor balcony, we could see kids jumping in the ocean at 10:00pm when the air temp was 10°C. We guessed they were from Ohio, but Ontario sounds good.

Even if the style is from the 1980s but the facility is cleaned regularly and maintained well, that should suffice.