Reading, PA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from READING SPAATZ FLD, PA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Reading has an annual average temperature of 53.7°F with about 45.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 86.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.0°F). September is typically the wettest month (4.88 in) and February the driest (2.61 in).
Best time to visit Reading
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →168 of 366 (45.9%) of Reading's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1940s | 15 | |
| 1950s | 3 | |
| 1990s | 12 | |
| 2000s | 108 | |
| 2010s | 125 | |
| 2020s | 103 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38.6°F | 23.0°F | 30.8°F | 2.97 in | — | 10 |
| February | 41.9°F | 24.4°F | 33.1°F | 2.61 in | — | 10 |
| March | 51.0°F | 31.9°F | 41.5°F | 3.53 in | — | 11 |
| April | 63.4°F | 41.7°F | 52.5°F | 3.35 in | — | 12 |
| May | 73.5°F | 51.5°F | 62.5°F | 3.51 in | — | 13 |
| June | 82.0°F | 61.2°F | 71.6°F | 4.77 in | — | 12 |
| July | 86.5°F | 65.8°F | 76.1°F | 4.77 in | — | 11 |
| August | 84.4°F | 64.1°F | 74.3°F | 4.49 in | — | 11 |
| September | 77.1°F | 56.6°F | 66.9°F | 4.88 in | — | 9 |
| October | 65.4°F | 45.0°F | 55.2°F | 3.80 in | — | 10 |
| November | 53.8°F | 35.4°F | 44.6°F | 3.02 in | — | 9 |
| December | 43.4°F | 28.0°F | 35.7°F | 3.51 in | — | 11 |
Climate twins of Reading
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