Season guide · St. Louis · United States
St. Louis in spring
March–May: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
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Quick answer
Blooms in Forest Park and the Botanical Garden, baseball's return and changeable weather with strong storms. Expect highs up to 25°C (77°F) and lows around 2°C (36°F), with about 34 rainy days across March–May. April–May are among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- March–May
- Temperatures
- 2°C (36°F) to 25°C (77°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 34
- Crowds
- Moderate
- Hotel prices
- Average
Weather in spring
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 13°C (55°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 11 | 11.8 h | 2/5 |
| April | 19°C (66°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 11 | 13.2 h | 3/5 |
| May | 25°C (77°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12 | 14.3 h | 3/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 19°C (66°F) against a yearly 19°C (66°F), and 34 of the year's roughly 113 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 3/5 and hotel prices 3/5 on average.
What's on in spring
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- March: St. Patrick's Day parades downtown and in Dogtown (around 17 March)
- April: Cardinals opening day at Busch Stadium (usually early April)
Good choices for spring
Museum · Forest Park
Saint Louis Art Museum
Housed in Cass Gilbert's Palace of Fine Arts built for the 1904 World's Fair, the free museum's collection ranges from Egyptian mummies and Chinese bronzes to Monet's Water Lilies and the world's largest public collection of paintings by Max Beckmann.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Art
- Rainy day
- Architecture
Museum · Forest Park
Missouri History Museum
Start with the 1904 World's Fair gallery to understand Forest Park before exploring the rest of the park.
- Time needed
- 1.5–2 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- History
- Rainy day
- Kids
Museum · Forest Park
Saint Louis Science Center
The free science centre has hands-on galleries on dinosaurs, space and engineering, the McDonnell Planetarium and a glass bridge over the interstate where children can clock passing cars with radar guns.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Kids
- Rainy day
Experience · Downtown
City Museum
Wear closed shoes, kneepads if you have them and clothes you can crawl in, and bring a torch for the caves.
- Time needed
- 3–4 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Kids
- Iconic
- Rainy day
- Active
- Art
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Religious site · Central West End
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
Inside this Romanesque-Byzantine cathedral, completed in the early 20th century, more than 41 million pieces of glass tesserae cover the domes and walls in one of the largest mosaic collections in the world.
- Time needed
- 45 minutes
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Art
- Architecture
- Rainy day
Day trips in spring
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (About 20 minutes) — Across the river in Illinois, Cahokia was the largest pre-Columbian city north of Mexico, peaking around 1100 CE.
- St. Charles (About 30 minutes) — Missouri's first state capital has a cobblestone Main Street of 19th-century buildings with shops and restaurants on the Missouri River.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- Shoes with good grip for icy pavements
- A compact umbrella and waterproof shoes — rain is frequent
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is spring a good time to visit St. Louis?
Yes: April–May are among the best months. Blooms in Forest Park and the Botanical Garden, baseball's return and changeable weather with strong storms.
+What is the weather like in St. Louis in spring?
Highs of up to 25°C (77°F) and lows around 2°C (36°F), with about 34 rainy days over the season.