Reading, PA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Reading actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Reading, PA, the comfort score comes out to 50/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Reading's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Reading run from 31°F in Jan up to 76°F in Jul, a 45.4°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Reading, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 23°F | 2.97in |
| Feb | 42°F | 24°F | 2.61in |
| Mar | 51°F | 32°F | 3.53in |
| Apr | 63°F | 42°F | 3.35in |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 3.51in |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.77in |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 4.77in |
| Aug | 84°F | 64°F | 4.49in |
| Sep | 77°F | 57°F | 4.88in |
| Oct | 65°F | 45°F | 3.8in |
| Nov | 54°F | 35°F | 3.02in |
| Dec | 43°F | 28°F | 3.51in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, and Oct are Reading's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Reading actually gets
Reading averages 45.21in of precipitation a year across roughly 129 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Reading against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Reading comes in at 1646; within PA alone it ranks 5 of 193. Population is about 96,000.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Reading Spaatz Fld, PA US, the NOAA station 2.9 miles from Reading, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is