Annual mean 11°C · wettest around April · prevailing wind W
Warmest
27.0 °C
Coldest
0.7 °C
Wettest
21%
Windiest
4.6 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.9 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Reading over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C. Reading has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 10% in August, the driest month, to 16% in April, the wettest. Winds in Reading are highest in March, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Reading come in August, when the sky is typically 43% covered; April is the cloudiest month, at 55%.
Month by month Reading climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
1°C
-3°C
-5°C
13%
54%
3.4 m/s
0
0
4
February
3°C
-2°C
-3°C
14%
51%
3.3 m/s
2
0
10
March
6°C
1°C
0°C
13%
52%
3.7 m/s
3
0
19
April
12°C
6°C
6°C
16%
55%
3.5 m/s
11
1
44
May
18°C
12°C
14°C
13%
55%
3.1 m/s
41
8
70
June
23°C
17°C
22°C
11%
50%
2.8 m/s
72
27
57
July
27°C
20°C
27°C
11%
45%
2.6 m/s
52
57
24
August
26°C
19°C
26°C
10%
43%
2.5 m/s
64
48
34
September
22°C
15°C
21°C
12%
48%
2.5 m/s
72
21
64
October
16°C
10°C
13°C
14%
52%
2.7 m/s
42
3
75
November
9°C
4°C
4°C
13%
45%
3.1 m/s
10
0
33
December
3°C
-1°C
-2°C
15%
52%
3.1 m/s
0
0
10
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Reading weather by season
Year round, Reading has days of about 1°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 27°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -3°C to 20°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around April and least likely around August. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Reading weather in winterDecember to February
High 2°CLow -2°CRain 14%
Winter in Reading has typical daily highs of about 2°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
Reading weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 6°CRain 14%
Spring in Reading has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
Reading weather in summerJune to August
High 25°CLow 19°CRain 11%
Summer in Reading has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Reading weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 16°CLow 10°CRain 13%
Autumn in Reading has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Reading?
Reading has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 10% in August, the driest month, to 16% in April, the wettest.
What time of year is Reading windiest?
Winds in Reading are highest in March, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Reading year round?
The average temperature in Reading over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C.