October 2026 Weather Report Card
October 2026 was an unusually wet month in Reading — 1.6× the typical October rainfall
Temperature
High: 21.8°C · Low: 5.6°C
Mean: 12.4°C (average for October: 11.1°C)
Rainfall
Total: 91.9mm (average: 58mm)
Wettest day: Friday 23 October (22.3mm)
Sunshine
Total: 200.2h (average: 184.7h)
Sunniest day: Thursday 1 October (11.3h 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: 25.8°C — Saturday 1 October, 2011
- Coldest day: -2.8°C — Saturday 28 October, 1950
- Wettest day: 34.7mm — Saturday 3 October, 2020
Weather conditions are sourced from ERA5 reanalysis data and should be treated as an approximate guide only