May 2022 Weather Report Card

May 2022 was the 17th warmest May in Reading since 1940

Temperature

High: 22.6°C · Low: 4.7°C

Mean: 13.3°C (average for May: 12°C)

Rainfall

Total: 75.4mm (average: 58.2mm)

Wettest day: Sunday 15 May (23.1mm)

Sunshine

Total: 304.5h (average: 323.7h)

Sunniest day: Friday 27 May (15.2h sun)

The month at a glance

Most common condition: rainy

Longest streak: 5 consecutive dry days

Notable days

87 years of records

  • Hottest day: 32.1°C — Tuesday 26 May, 2026
  • Coldest day: -1.6°C — Wednesday 3 May, 1967
  • Wettest day: 25.8mm — Friday 14 May, 1954

Weather conditions are sourced from ERA5 reanalysis data and should be treated as an approximate guide only

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