Pool temperature?

[LAV]

Kind of a random question, but I'm not sure where else to ask this.
We will be visiting Disney world next week. We've rented a house with a pool and there is an extra charge to heat the pool and we're trying to decide if it's worth the extra cost to pay for pool heat. My sister and my parents are voting no on pool heat right now.
The weather forecast for next week is on average 23 degrees & sunny during the day and 13 overnight. Much better than the -30 here at home!
Our kids swim in the lake at home from May through to October, so cold water doesn't slow them down much, but I am wimpier and don't usually get in the lake until July.
Does anyone have any ideas what we might be able to expect the pool temp would be if we don't heat it?
Thanks!

 

[isabellea]

Evenings and nights can get pretty cold in FL in January. I would definitely pay for heating the pool.

 

[hdrolfe]

We cruised last January out of FLL and the hotel we stayed at didn't heat the pool. Kiddo was the only one who got in and his lips turned blue pretty quick. There were a few other hardy Canadians in for a little bit, but they weren't really swimming much. It was way too cold for me. That's the only experience I have with unheated pools in FL! I wouldn't swim unless it's heated But I am kind of a wimp when it comes to water temperatures.

 

[prairiesarah]

I would absolutely vote for pool heat. I did some research into this before our last trip (December 2015) and the consensus was definitely get the pool heated in the winter even for those of us visiting from the frozen north where it is subzero this time of year. The kids probably would have spent some time in the pool but not near as much as they did had we not heated it (and it was hot the week we were there - high 20's all week except for the first day). There's not a chance I would have gone in if it hadn't been heated. 22 degrees daytime temps won't heat the pool enough to make it comfortable for swimming IMO.

 

[deedubb]

The next week is pretty cool here and yesterday was freezing with the wind at Epcot. If you plan on being in the pool a lot I would definitely heat it.

 

[tgropp]

Most definetly get it heated. We are leaving tomorrow and right now, it is cool here at night. The people that we rented from told us to turn the heater up to 88 and we did. It was great

 

[FigmentSpark]

We rent in March and still get the pool heated. It's worth it. Just remember what you're saving by not staying on site.

 

[LAV]

Thanks for the feedback!
Seeing weather forecast is now colder than we were anticipating, and we've saved more $ than expected on car rental and tickets (due to 20% off for Canadians), so we'll heat the pool. It would seem mean to have our own private pool but kids can't swim in it because it's not heated...