Reading weather in June

In June, Reading sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 54 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of June to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Reading's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Reading's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
16 h 24 min
3:53 AM – 8:15 PM
Cloud cover
71%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Reading is historic market town in Berkshire, England.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.1 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
7,872/km²
people per km²
Founded
~871 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical June day in Reading reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Reading

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Reading weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 56110.98.10.9
Feb / 449.21.19.61.2
Mar10° / 4410.10.711.52.3
Apr13° / 5210.90.113.53.5
May16° / 5710.6015.34.9
Jun19° / 11°549.7016.35.9
Jul21° / 13°5610.6015.96.3
Aug21° / 13°6110.3014.46.3
Sep18° / 11°518.8012.45.8
Oct14° / 6211.4010.44.0
Nov10° / 6411.40.28.62.2
Dec / 5910.80.87.71.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33070
43070
52971
63070
73070
82971
92971
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112971
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Reading gets around 54 mm of rain over 9.7 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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534
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
190100
289110
389110
488120
587121
686131
786131
886131
985141
1085141
1184151
1283152
1383152
1482162
1582162
1682162
1781163
1881163
1980173
2080173
2179183
2279183
2378193
2477203
2577203
2676213
2775223
2873243
2972253
3071263

Wind in June

Winds average 13 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of June to 16 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:01 AM to 3:57 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 8:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:018:02
216.14:008:03
316.13:598:04
416.13:588:06
516.23:588:07
616.23:578:08
716.23:568:08
816.23:568:09
916.23:558:10
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1116.33:548:12
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1416.33:548:14
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.22 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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305.3Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Reading?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Reading for sightseeing.

What to pack for Reading in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Reading sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Reading in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Reading peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Reading?

Reading sits at 51.5°N, 1.0°W, 51 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Lower Earley, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Reading

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Reading.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Reading has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m.

The land around Reading is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), cropland (29%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
301 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Lower Earley 5.0 km · Wokingham 11 km · Crowthorne 16 km · Yateley 16 km · Bracknell 16 km · Tadley 16 km · Sandhurst 18 km · Marlow 19 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Reading (51.4562°, -0.9711°, elevation 51 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).