Reading weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Reading, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 36°C on 2022-07-19; its coldest fell to -16°C on 1986-02-10.
Records by month
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C2022-01-01
-6°C1987-01-12
|
12°C2008-01-19
-13°C1982-01-14
|
| February | 18°C2019-02-26
-5°C1991-02-07
|
12°C2004-02-04
-16°C1986-02-10
|
| March | 22°C2021-03-30
-1°C2018-03-01
|
12°C2017-03-30
-6°C1986-03-03
|
| April | 26°C2018-04-19
3°C2013-04-04
|
12°C2024-04-06
-3°C1996-04-02
|
| May | 30°C2026-05-26
7°C1996-05-18
|
15°C1989-05-23
0°C1981-05-03
|
| June | 33°C2026-06-24
10°C1989-06-01
|
20°C2026-06-26
3°C1991-06-04
|
| July | 36°C2022-07-19
14°C1980-07-01
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20°C2022-07-19
6°C2015-07-31
|
| August | 34°C1990-08-03
14°C2011-08-18
|
20°C1997-08-11
6°C1993-08-25
|
| September | 31°C2023-09-09
9°C1993-09-27
|
18°C2023-09-10
2°C1988-09-30
|
| October | 27°C2011-10-01
6°C2018-10-27
|
18°C2018-10-13
-3°C1997-10-29
|
| November | 17°C2005-11-02
-1°C1993-11-23
|
14°C2010-11-04
-5°C1989-11-26
|
| December | 15°C2015-12-17
-3°C1981-12-10
|
13°C2021-12-30
-14°C1981-12-12
|
Records by season
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 18°C2019-02-26
-6°C1987-01-12
|
13°C2021-12-30
-16°C1986-02-10
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 30°C2026-05-26
-1°C2018-03-01
|
15°C1989-05-23
-6°C1986-03-03
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 36°C2022-07-19
10°C1989-06-01
|
20°C2026-06-26
3°C1991-06-04
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 31°C2023-09-09
-1°C1993-11-23
|
18°C2023-09-10
-5°C1989-11-26
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Reading has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.