How Much Water Should My Pool Lose? Pool Evaporation Calculator

How Much Water Should My Pool Lose? Pool Evaporation Calculator

Written by: Bryan Ashbaugh

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Does your pool water level keep dropping? Is this normal evaporation, or could your pool have a leak?

What Does the Pool Evaporation Calculator Do?

  • Estimates how much water your pool should lose to evaporation.
  • Expected daily, weekly, and monthly water lossWater loss in inches and gallons
  • The impact of wind, temperature, humidity, and sun exposure
  • How much a pool cover may reduce evaporation
  • Whether your observed water loss appears normal

How Can You Use the Results?

  • Is my pool losing too much water?
  • Do I have a leak or is this normal evaporation?
  • How much water should I expect to add each month?
  • How much water can a pool cover save?
  • Why does my pool lose more water during summer?

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Is It Evaporation or a Leak?

Every pool loses water to the sun and wind — but how much is normal where you live? Tell us about your pool and we'll estimate your expected evaporation, then check whether your water loss looks like a possible leak.

Pick the closest — or open “Adjust conditions” to enter your own.

Don’t know? Use our Pool Volume Calculator →

Turn off your auto-fill, mark the water line, and see how far it drops.

This calculator provides an estimate based on typical local climate conditions and standard evaporation physics (a vapor-pressure method like the one used by the Arizona Meteorological Network). Gallon figures assume an average pool depth of about 5 ft, and sun-exposure adjustments are approximate. Actual evaporation varies with daily weather, humidity, splash-out, backwashing, and auto-fill devices. It is not a substitute for a professional leak inspection.