My house faces south with very little sun to the back yard. Will it change in the summer? I'd love a pool.

Answer 1

Maybe you live next door to me. lol..... I hav ethe same issue with my back yard. But I still plan on putting in a pool. During the summer yes the sun will shine more light in your backyard due to our planet's tilt. I'm assuming you wanna know some info on options on heating it. You can still go with a pool cover and of course a gas fired heater, another option you can still do is to go solar with panels on your roof. My house is 2 stories, and some parts of my back yard next to my house will never get any sun, and of course during the winter more and more of my back yard gets less and less light shining on it. But now that the Winter Solstice has passed (Dec 21st) the days will get longer and the sunlight will steadily creep back there, then will begin to recede back again June 21st.


I say, make your plans for your pool. It'll be fine..

Answer 2

That’s a very good question. It all depends on how much heat gets to the water. Swimming pools can be found as far north as Iceland, Finland, but if they are relying only on the sun for heat, it’s not going to work too well.

For the sun’s rays to reach your pool, it has to be out of shade long enough for the water to absorb the heat from the sun.
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Shade is caused by something being between the sun and the surface it would shine on if there wasn’t anything in the way. The amount of heat is determined by the total time the sunlight reaches your pool and the angle that it hits it at. The most direct angle gives the most heat. That is at noon.

Even though my backyard gets plenty of sunlight, because I’m at 40 degrees North latitude, the tilt of the earth causes the heating season to be too short to make a pool enjoyable for more than a month, so it’s not worth it here. But in lower latitudes it becomes different.

For example, Sacramento is at 38 degrees North, Los Angeles is at 34 degrees North. There are many more pools in L.A. than in Sacramento. Hawaii is at 23 degrees North, which means it is just below the latitude line called the Tropic of Cancer (the line that marks the highest the sun will get in the northern hemisphere and be directly overhead at noon), which is a great place for outdoors swimming pools.

I’d guess if you are at 36 degrees North or lower and you can get your pool in a place where it is out of the shade, then it will be fine. Otherwise, you’ll have to have an indoor pool, a hot spring, or a hot-tub.
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Many people don’t realize what causes our seasons. It is because of the tilt of the earth, which essentially doesn’t change as we revolve around the sun. If you are interested, it can make for some fascinating reading and you can impress all your friends with your knowledge. Try a search for “maps sunlight heat latitude” and you’ll have oodles of things to look at.

I particularly like a few websites. One shows a map as the earth looks from space and the daylight/darkness, clouds. Another is an ordinary map, where you can put in any date and time, and it will show the position of the sun.

I hope your backyard sun isn't blocked into shade.

Answer 3

You should get more sunlight during spring and alot more during summer. Whether it is enough for a pool is up to you. The Earth tilts toward the south during summer, allowing for more direct sunlight on the south side of buildings.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I'd say a pool on the north side of your house probably wouldn't make much sense unless you're in a fairly southern location.

Answer 6

Of course it will change in the summer, but the other elements in your yard creating shade may also be a factor.

Answer 7

No it won't but the heat will be just the same I say build the pool anyway

Answer 8

no
but it ,might not only be the house that is blocking the sun it could be trees too
you might want to cut some down to get more sunlight

Answer 9

No, your house will always face south

Answer 10

No. Your backyard will still have a northern exposure in the summer.