Shown below are monthly weather summaries from the University of Reading (Berkshire, UK) climatological station. Observations are made each day at 0900 GMT.
Year | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 |
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Month | June | May | April | March |
Number of days with data used | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Average air temperature (C) | 18.1 | 14.0 | 11.3 | 8.0 |
Difference from average (degC) | +2.5 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +0.6 |
Average daily maximum temperature (C) | 23.5 | 19.8 | 17.5 | 13.5 |
Difference from average (degC) | +3.1 | +2.4 | +3.3 | +2.3 |
Highest air temperature (C) | 30.6 | 27.7 | 25.3 | 20.4 |
Average daily minimum temperature (C) | 12.8 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 2.5 |
Difference from average (degC) | +2.0 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -1.0 |
Lowest air temperature (C) | 7.5 | 2.4 | -0.4 | -3.8 |
Air frosts (days) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Difference from average (days) | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.9 | +5.3 |
Lowest grass minimum temperature (C) | 1.4 | -6.0 | -9.8 | -12.1 |
Ground frosts (days) | 0 | 11 | 18 | 21 |
Difference from average (days) | -2.2 | +2.9 | +3.5 | +3.9 |
Precipitation total (mm) | 23.1 | 24.6 | 16.0 | 8.2 |
Percentage of average | 49 | 56 | 32 | 20 |
Greatest 24-hour total (mm) | 7.2 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 5.4 |
Rain days (0.2 mm or more) (days) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Difference from average (days) | -2.0 | -3.6 | -5.5 | -7.2 |
Electronic sunshine total (KZ recorder) (h) | 264.8 | 265.7 | 268.0 | 206.0 |
Sunshine total (C/S recorder) (h) | 240.5 | 255.0 | 237.0 | 176.4 |
Percentage of average | 123 | 128 | 139 | 148 |
Greatest daily total (h) | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 10.8 |
Number of sunless days | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Difference from average (days) | -0.6 | -0.4 | -2.9 | -4.6 |
Average daily solar irradiance (MJ/m2) | 21.0 | 19.7 | 17.4 | 11.4 |
Difference from average (MJ/m2) | +2.8 | +2.5 | +3.9 | +2.7 |
Highest daily total (MJ/m2) | 29.06 | 28.36 | 25.43 | 18.98 |
Average mean sea level pressure (mb) | 1017.0 | 1018.9 | 1018.0 | 1017.9 |
Difference from average (mb) | +0.2 | +2.4 | +3.1 | +1.4 |
Average 10 cm soil temperature (C) | 20.7 | 17.4 | 12.3 | 6.0 |
Difference from average (degC) | +3.6 | +3.8 | +3.0 | +0.2 |
Average 30 cm soil temperature (C) | 16.9 | 13.7 | 10.5 | 7.6 |
Difference from average (degC) | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.4 |
Average 100 cm soil temperature (C) | 14.8 | 12.4 | 10.1 | 8.0 |
Difference from average (degC) | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.5 |
Days with snow/sleet falling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Difference from average (days) | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -1.8 |
Days with 50% snow cover at 0900 GMT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Difference from average (days) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
Days with thunder heard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Difference from average (days) | -1.2 | -1.1 | -1.0 | -0.4 |
Days with fog at 0900 GMT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Difference from average (days) | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 |