January 2026 Weather Report Card
January 2026 was an unusually wet month in Reading — 2.5× the typical January rainfall
Temperature
High: 11.4°C · Low: -4.6°C
Mean: 4.9°C (average for January: 4.1°C)
Rainfall
Total: 140.6mm (average: 56.5mm)
Wettest day: Tuesday 27 January (17.9mm)
Sunshine
Total: 139.8h (average: 120.2h)
Sunniest day: Saturday 24 January (7.9h sun)
The month at a glance
Most common condition: rainy
Longest streak: 6 consecutive days of rain
Notable days
87 years of records
- Hottest day: 14.6°C — Saturday 1 January, 2022
- Coldest day: -14.9°C — Wednesday 23 January, 1963
- Wettest day: 21.8mm — Thursday 4 January, 2024
Weather conditions are sourced from ERA5 reanalysis data and should be treated as an approximate guide only