January 2021 Weather Report Card
January 2021 was an unusually wet month in Reading — 1.5× the typical January rainfall
Temperature
High: 12.4°C · Low: -4.2°C
Mean: 3.8°C (average for January: 4.1°C)
Rainfall
Total: 85.6mm (average: 56.5mm)
Wettest day: Saturday 30 January (11.7mm)
Sunshine
Total: 89.7h (average: 120.2h)
Sunniest day: Monday 25 January (8.4h sun)
The month at a glance
Most common condition: rainy
Longest streak: 10 consecutive days below 5°C 🥶
Notable days
87 years of records
- Hottest day: 14.6°C — Saturday 1 January, 2022
- Coldest day: -14.8°C — Wednesday 23 January, 1963
- Wettest day: 23.1mm — Tuesday 9 January, 1968
Weather conditions are sourced from ERA5 reanalysis data and should be treated as an approximate guide only