Reading Weather in August
Reading in August
The short of it: Reading in August averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 13° · rain 63 mm · daylight 14 h 35 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
August in Reading brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 13°, with about 63 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 35 min in mid-August, 95 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Reading runs about middling and drier than most in August. Bracknell, 16 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Reading, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 11 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BracknellEngland | 16 km ESE | 22° | 12° | 65 mm |
| MaidenheadEngland | 19 km ENE | 23° | 13° | 61 mm |
| BasingstokeEngland | 23 km SSW | 22° | 13° | 65 mm |
| High WycombeEngland | 25 km NE | 22° | 13° | 67 mm |
| SloughEngland | 27 km ENE | 23° | 13° | 60 mm |
| WokingEngland | 32 km ESE | 23° | 13° | 61 mm |
| UxbridgeEngland | 35 km ENE | 23° | 13° | 58 mm |
| GuildfordEngland | 37 km SE | 23° | 13° | 64 mm |