Leyland weather in April

In April, Leyland sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Leyland's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leyland's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:19 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
71%
3rd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Leyland is town in Lancashire, England.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Leyland reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1105
2105
3115
4115
5115
6115
7115
8115
9115
10115
11115
12115
13115
14125
15125
16125
17125
18125
19126
20126
21126
22126
23136
24136
25136
26136
27136
28136
29136
30137

How April really feels in Leyland

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Leyland weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 10216.51.17.80.8
Feb / 8614.11.49.40.9
Mar / 81140.811.51.6
Apr12° / 7213.30.313.72.8
May15° / 7813.4015.63.9
Jun17° / 11°8914.3016.74.8
Jul19° / 13°9816.1016.35.1
Aug19° / 13°11216.9014.65.0
Sep16° / 11°9713.6012.54.6
Oct13° / 11616010.33.2
Nov10° / 11617.10.28.31.7
Dec / 12316.60.87.30.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
42971
53070
63169
73070
83169
93169
103169
113268
123268
133268
143367
153367
163367
173367
183268
193268
203268
213367
223268
233268
243268
253268
263367
273367
283367
293367
303367

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Leyland gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 wet days in April, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
146
246
345
445
545
644
744
843
942
1041
1141
1240
1340
1439
1539
1640
1740
1841
1941
2042
2143
2243
2344
2444
2545
2645
2745
2845
2945
3045

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 16 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:566:35
212.75:546:36
312.85:516:38
412.95:496:40
512.95:466:42
613.05:446:44
713.15:416:46
813.15:396:48
913.25:366:50
1013.35:346:51
1113.45:316:53
1213.45:296:55
1313.55:276:57
1413.65:246:59
1513.65:227:01
1613.75:197:03
1713.85:177:04
1813.95:157:06
1913.95:127:08
2014.05:107:10
2114.15:087:12
2214.15:057:14
2314.25:037:16
2414.35:017:17
2514.34:597:19
2614.44:567:21
2714.54:547:23
2814.54:527:25
2914.64:507:27
3014.74:487:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.9Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Leyland?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Leyland.

What to pack for Leyland in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Leyland sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Leyland in April

The nearest coast averages about 9°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Leyland in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Leyland peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Leyland?

Leyland sits at 53.7°N, 2.7°W, 39 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Chorley, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Leyland

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Leyland.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leyland has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 789 m.

The land around Leyland is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (31%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
456 m
80 km
789 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Chorley 7.0 km · Preston 7.0 km · Horwich 14 km · Blackburn 15 km · Darwen 15 km · Skelmersdale 17 km · Wigan 18 km · Ormskirk 19 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Leyland (53.6979°, -2.6876°, elevation 39 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).