It's going to sit, partly discharged, on the porch, over the winter. I don't know if your cottage is closer to Buffalo or to Anchorage, but I do think the weather and especially the temperature of the next 7 months will determine the state of that battery when you get back. More so than its calendar age. If your cottage is closer to Tampa Bay, I wouldn't worry. If your cottage is somewhere west of the Yukon, you can count on a swollen bucket of lead in April.