Thornton-Cleveleys in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Thornton-Cleveleys 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 Thornton-Cleveleys's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Thornton-Cleveleys'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 Thornton-Cleveleys 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 Thornton-Cleveleys 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 Thornton-Cleveleys

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.

Thornton-Cleveleys 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 / 108170.77.70.8
Feb / 8714.60.69.40.8
Mar / 8114.40.611.51.3
Apr10° / 7012.80.113.72.2
May13° / 7412.6015.73.4
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°13717.3010.23.1
Nov10° / 13818.40.18.31.8
Dec / 13917.40.57.21.1

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

Thornton-Cleveleys 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 Thornton-Cleveleys?

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 Thornton-Cleveleys.

What to pack for Thornton-Cleveleys in Spring

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

In spring, Thornton-Cleveleys 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 Thornton-Cleveleys 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 offshore 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 Thornton-Cleveleys in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Thornton-Cleveleys peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Thornton-Cleveleys?

Thornton-Cleveleys sits at 53.9°N, 3.0°W, 7 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Poulton-le-Fylde, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Thornton-Cleveleys

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thornton-Cleveleys has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 962 m.

The land around Thornton-Cleveleys is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), grassland (29%) and water (23%) within 3 km, water (56%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
52 m
80 km
962 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Spring weather nearby: Poulton-le-Fylde 5.0 km · Fleetwood 6.0 km · Blackpool 7.0 km · Fylde 8.0 km · Lytham St Annes 15 km · Heysham 21 km · Morecambe 24 km · Lancaster 24 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 Thornton-Cleveleys (53.8739°, -3.0224°, elevation 7 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.