December 2023 Weather Report Card
December 2023 was an unusually wet month in Reading — 1.6× the typical December rainfall
Temperature
High: 13.5°C · Low: -3.8°C
Mean: 7.6°C (average for December: 5.1°C)
Rainfall
Total: 87.7mm (average: 54.5mm)
Wettest day: Saturday 9 December (12.6mm)
Sunshine
Total: 92.3h (average: 111.5h)
Sunniest day: Monday 11 December (7.7h sun)
The month at a glance
Most common condition: rainy
Longest streak: 4 consecutive dry days ☀️
Notable days
86 years of records
- Hottest day: 14.8°C — Wednesday 5 December, 1979
- Coldest day: -16.9°C — Sunday 13 December, 1981
- Wettest day: 32mm — Thursday 27 December, 1979
Weather conditions are sourced from ERA5 reanalysis data and should be treated as an approximate guide only