Lytham St Annes in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Lytham St Annes sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 225 mm of precipitation over about 40 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 14°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Lytham St Annes's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Lytham St Annes's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
11°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
7°C
Precipitation
225 mm
40 wet days
Avg wind
21 km/h
Travel score
2.3
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Lytham St Annes in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 14°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Lytham St Annes reaches about 11°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Lytham St Annes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
6
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Lytham St Annes weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 108170.77.80.8
Feb / 8714.60.69.40.8
Mar / 8114.40.611.51.3
Apr10° / 7012.80.113.72.2
May13° / 7412.6015.63.4
Jun16° / 12°8613.5016.74.3
Jul17° / 14°9716.1016.34.8
Aug18° / 14°11716.8014.64.8
Sep16° / 13°11114.8012.54.3
Oct13° / 10°13717.3010.33.1
Nov10° / 13818.40.18.31.8
Dec / 13917.40.57.31.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Lytham St Annes gets around 225 mm of rain and snow over 40 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 21 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min in early March to 16 h 24 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Lytham St Annes?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lytham St Annes.

What to pack for Lytham St Annes in Spring

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

In spring, Lytham St Annes sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 40 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Lytham St Annes in Spring

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 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
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Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Lytham St Annes in Spring

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Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lytham St Annes 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 Lytham St Annes?

Lytham St Annes sits at 53.7°N, 3.0°W, 10 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Blackpool, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Lytham St Annes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lytham St Annes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 962 m.

The land around Lytham St Annes is covered by water (39%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, water (43%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
962 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Spring weather nearby: Blackpool 9.0 km · Poulton-le-Fylde 10 km · Southport 11 km · Fylde 11 km · Thornton-Cleveleys 15 km · Preston 19 km · Fleetwood 20 km · Leyland 21 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 Lytham St Annes (53.7426°, -2.997°, elevation 10 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.