Swimming in February?

[olsonpartyoffour]

My family comes to Disney World every year, usually at the end of April. We are thinking of coming in February 2009 and are in a heated battle about it.

We will have 3 small children with us that want to swim. The concern is that it will be too cold in February to swim. We are coming from Minnesota where it is too cold to do anything that time of year!

Anyone have advice for me on this? We are looking at the first week of February.

Thank you!

 

[bas71873]

Come prepared. We were there Feb 2008 and we swam. Pool was heated, air a little chilly, but we did it . We also wore shorts & tees the whole time, 70s & 80's while we were there. But, it can go either way. I was packing & repacking until the night before we left

 

[Poohbug]

Yes, you can swim in Feb. But, you can't plan on it. I was in FL the end of Jan/start of Feb 2008 and it was hot. Swimming was no problem. This is not always the case, the weather can change on a daily basis. It can be 85 one day and 60 the next. You just have to plan for everything.

 

[ILuvCrush]

We were there this past Feb... too cool for me to swim (but it better be scorching for me to put on a swim suit!!) My DDs (7 & 9 at the time) swam almost daily. Plan to swim during the day, not in the evening. It gets reasonably warm to swim during the day... but those kids swimming at night were crazy!!! Too Cool for that!!

Paula

 

[mommyoftwinfants]

We went in February of '07 and we went to Blizzard Beach, We had planned to go on Wed but for some reason we switched our plans around and went Tuesday, thank goodness we did because the next day we had on sweatshirts, beanies and gloves. Boy was it cold.... but the day we went to BB it was quite warm and lots of fun being practically empty and all.

 

[MDMagicMom]

We have been in February before. Some days it felt great to swim, air temp in the 80's. One day it was only in the low 60's. You never know. I'd say to not count on it but bring a suit!

 

[korg]

As everyone has said it's hit or miss in the winter. I went in Jan. in 2004 and it rained and was in the 50s and 60s all week. The only warm NICE day was the day we drove back to the airport to come home! Unusual ... probably ... but it could happen. My wife and I are going next month (November 15th) and we're bringing our bathing suits but I won't be surprised if we don't need them.

 

[BabyRN]

We went in April this year and the first 3 days we were there it was only in the 60's! Being from NY it was still colder at home and my kids went swimming as much as they could. They just had to run for their towels afterwards! Another thing I did too was make sure I brought dry clothes to the pool so they could change quickly.

 

[kimis]

It is a 50-50 chance. Last year was warm enough that we swam three times. However we have been there in the past at the same time when we were wearing coats, hats and gloves. Come prepared with your swimsuit and just realize you may or may not get to use it.

 

[jmcconlogue]

We have been able to swim in late-January. Nearby hot tubs make it even easier...

 

[korg]

I think the bottom line is don't EXPECT to have "swimming weather" in Feb. You might have swimming weather but don't expect it. I would expect what you may consider Spring or Fall type weather, low 70s high 60 during the day and cool at night. It's like that in Orlando NOW in November, a month usually much warmer than Feb! And if you get "summer" type weather consider it a gift. Orlando is Florida but it's central Florida not southern Florida and it's still winter. It's not a "Minnesota" winter, Florida "has it good," but it's not summer either!

 

[twins4disney]

HOw about swimming in March, we are going mid March and staying at the Boardwalk, the kids are really excited about the pool, and are ready to try it.

 

[TiggerificSox]

The pools are heated so swimming is not a problem for the little ones!! The air is a bit chilly, but just be prepared for it when they hop out of the pool! It's like using a jacuzzi outdoors in the winter, and being from New England I know plenty of people do this! One of my family's funniest Disney memories was from a November we went to Disney and had temps in the 30s. The three kids were in the pool while our mom was standing poolside in her down winter jacket and hood!

 

[memphismovin]

We were in the pool at the All-stars Christmas Day last year. I think it depends on where you're from...like we came from Wisconsin lol. So when it was 3 degrees when we left home I was definately ready for the pool even at 60 degrees. I think the most important thing is a nice warm towel and maybe robes for the kids. Its not the kind of weather where you have to worry about them getting sick, just a little uncomfortable for some.

 

[paula70]

We were in the pool at the All-stars Christmas Day last year. I think it depends on where you're from...like we came from Wisconsin lol. So when it was 3 degrees when we left home I was definately ready for the pool even at 60 degrees. I think the most important thing is a nice warm towel and maybe robes for the kids. Its not the kind of weather where you have to worry about them getting sick, just a little uncomfortable for some.

I'm from WI as well and I agree-depends where your from. When you live in the north 60-70 feels like swimming weather! Since you're from MN, my quess is you'll feel the same way. We went early Feb. of 06 and swam 4 of our 7 days. We were one of just a handful of people in the pool and the lifeguards were wearing heavy coats!

I also agree that kids have a much higher tolerance for the cooler weather. Just wrap them up good when they get out. Definitely bring suits along and hope for the best!