Reading, PA: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 58°F in Reading, PA, the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2025, 19th warmest of 129.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 58°F; Warmest since 2025; 19th warmest of 129
Precipitation: 27.82 in; Driest since 1980; 23rd driest of 149

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Reading, PA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 56.7°F, between 54.4°F and 58.7°F in eight years of ten and 35.68 in of precipitation, between 30.89 in and 45.33 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Reading, PA since 1889: 58°F in 2026; the highest is 60.2°F, in 2024.

Normal range, 54.4 to 58.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Reading, PA from 1870 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	58	19	68	16	48.1	33	27.82	127	0
2025	58.6	11	68.5	8	48.8	16	37.32	43	0
2024	60.2	1	69.7	3	50.6	1	35.75	56	0
2023	59.5	4	69.8	2	49.3	10	35.23	59	0
2022	58.2	17	68.4	10	47.9	38	34.84	65	0
2021	58.6	11	68.3	14	48.9	14	37.72	40	0
2020	58.7	10	68.5	8	49	13	41.46	19	0
2019	57.9	20	67.4	23	48.4	25	44.02	12	0
2018	57.6	27	66.8	43	48.5	22	54.53	1	0
2017	58.3	16	67.8	17	48.7	18	40.03	28	0
2016	58.2	17	68.4	10	47.9	38	31.04	105	0
2015	55.2	93	65.1	88	45.2	97	33.59	75	0
2014	54.4	109	64.5	103	44.4	108	35.26	58	0
2013	57.2	37	66.5	49	47.8	40	32.11	90	0
2012	59.9	2	70.1	1	49.6	6	29.58	113	1
2011	57.6	27	67.1	31	48	35	46.73	3	0
2010	58.9	8	69.1	5	48.8	16	33.43	77	0
2009	55.5	89	65	90	46.1	80	33.12	80	0
2008	56.4	63	67	36	45.8	85	32.03	93	0
2007	56.5	57	66.8	43	46.2	78	33.45	76	0
2006	57.5	32	67.6	21	47.3	52	39.19	32	0
2005	56.9	49	67.1	31	46.7	65	36.85	45	0
2004	55.6	83	64.8	93	46.3	75	44.84	9	0
2003	53.9	119	62.9	125	44.9	102	40.49	27	0
2002	58.4	15	69	6	47.7	43	28.79	120	0
2001	55.2	93	65.2	87	45.2	97	36.09	51	0
2000	55.1	97	64.8	93	45.5	91	34.90	62	0
1999	56.5	57	67	36	46.1	80	37.93	38	0
1998	59.6	3	69.3	4	49.9	3	46.07	4	0
1997	55.9	74	66.5	49	45.3	94	32.61	84	0
1996	54.7	104	64.8	93	44.7	104	44.60	10	0
1995	57	46	67.8	17	46.2	78	31.06	104	0
1994	54.2	114	65	90	43.5	117	45.25	7	0
1993	56	72	66.5	49	45.5	91	41.84	18	0
1992	54.4	109	64.8	93	44.1	110	33.08	81	0
1991	57	46	67.5	22	46.5	70	29.51	116	0
1990	56.4	63	66.3	58	46.5	70	32.80	82	2
1989	54.4	109	63.8	118	45	101	41.15	20	0
1988	54.1	116	64.6	100	43.6	115	32.25	88	0
1987	55.7	79	66.3	58	45.2	97	30.12	111	17
1986	55.6	83	67	36	44.1	110	36.48	50	0
1985	55.7	79	67.3	26	44	112	33.87	74	0
1984	53.8	121	64.6	100	42.9	124	43.81	13	0
1983	56.2	67	67.7	20	44.6	105	32.51	85	0
1982	52.9	127	64.3	107	41.5	128	36.73	48	0
1981	54.2	114	65.4	79	43	123	28.65	122	0
1980	55.2	93	66.8	43	43.9	113	27.25	131	4
1979	53.8	121	64.1	114	43.5	117	43.79	14	1
1978	52.5	128	63.8	118	41.2	129	38.94	34	0
1977	53.8	121	66	68	41.6	127	31.48	99	0
1976	54.5	107	65.8	73	43.2	121	39.17	33	4
1975	54.3	113	65.9	72	42.6	125	47.42	2	0
1974	54.7	104	66	68	43.3	119	34.42	70	0
1973	56.1	69	66.6	48	45.7	88	44.05	11	0
1972	53.7	124	64.1	114	43.2	121	40.82	23	0
1971									31
1970	55.4	91	67.2	28	43.6	115	28.05	126	0
1969	57.1	41	67.4	23	46.8	63	32.36	86	0
1968	57.1	41	66.4	55	47.7	43	26.32	136	0
1967	56.2	67	65.3	82	47	61	28.12	125	0
1966	56.7	53	65.7	75	47.8	40	26.92	132	0
1965	56.5	57	65.7	75	47.3	52	23.58	145	0
1964	56.6	56	66.1	64	47.1	58	26.35	135	0
1963	55.6	83	65.4	79	45.9	84	25.97	138	0
1962	56.4	63	65.4	79	47.4	47	31.56	98	1
1961	56.7	53	65.5	78	47.8	40	32.06	91	0
1960	56.7	53	65.3	82	48.1	33	34.87	63	0
1959	59	6	68.4	10	49.5	8	27.40	129	0
1958	55.7	79	64.2	111	47.3	52	37.85	39	0
1957	57.8	24	67	36	48.5	22	21.94	149	0
1956	55.6	83	64.2	111	47	61	34.93	61	0
1955	58.6	11	67.8	17	49.4	9	38.62	36	1
1954	57.9	20	67.4	23	48.4	25	26.31	137	0
1953	58.9	8	68.1	15	49.8	4	39.28	31	0
1952	58.5	14	67.2	28	49.7	5	45.89	5	0
1951	57.8	24	67.1	31	48.6	20	31.07	103	0
1950	56.1	69	64.8	93	47.4	47	30.14	109	1
1949	59.3	5	68.6	7	50	2	31.46	100	0
1948	56	72	65.3	82	46.7	65	37.59	41	0
1947	56.5	57	65.8	73	47.1	58	36.64	49	0
1946	57.3	36	67.2	28	47.4	47	31.84	96	0
1945	57.2	37	66.4	55	48	35	41.15	20	0
1944	57.6	27	66.9	40	48.3	27	32.77	83	0
1943	57	46	66.5	49	47.5	45	23.02	147	0
1942	57.2	37	66.4	55	48	35	42.73	16	0
1941	57.2	37	66.9	40	47.5	45	24.99	141	0
1940	53.9	119	62.5	127	45.3	94	31.04	105	0
1939	57.4	34	66.3	58	48.5	22	31.04	105	0
1938	57.4	34	66.1	64	48.7	18	32.33	87	0
1937	57.1	41	65.3	82	48.9	14	28.58	123	0
1936	56.1	69	64.7	98	47.4	47	31.63	97	0
1935	55.3	92	63.9	116	46.7	65	25.42	140	0
1934	55.5	89	64.4	105	46.6	69	33.96	72	0
1933	57.9	20	66.5	49	49.2	11	35.40	57	0
1932	57.6	27	66.5	49	48.6	20	36.07	52	0
1931	57.9	20	66.7	46	49.1	12	32.20	89	0
1930	57.7	26	67.3	26	48.2	29	22.30	148	0
1929	56.8	50	66.2	62	47.4	47	36.02	54	0
1928	55.6	83	64.2	111	47.1	58	39.52	29	0
1927	55.8	77	64.3	107	47.3	52	28.17	124	0
1926	54.8	100	63.5	122	46.1	80	34.84	65	0
1925	56.8	50	66.3	58	47.3	52	35.08	60	0
1924	54	118	62.5	127	45.5	91	40.68	25	0
1923	55.6	83	64.4	105	46.7	65	23.17	146	0
1922	57.1	41	66	68	48.2	29	31.98	94	0
1921	59	6	68.4	10	49.6	6	29.15	119	0
1920	54.1	116	63	124	45.2	97	31.96	95	0
1919	57.1	41	66	68	48.3	27	34.57	68	0
1918	54.9	99	64.5	103	45.3	94	29.43	118	0
1917	54.5	107	63.2	123	45.8	85	27.35	130	0
1916	55.1	97	63.9	116	46.3	75	37.19	44	0
1915	55.9	74	64.7	98	47.2	57	38.78	35	0
1914	54.8	100	63.8	118	45.8	85	24.34	142	0
1913	57.5	32	66.9	40	48.2	29	36.81	46	0
1912	53.7	124	63.7	121	43.7	114	36.81	46	0
1911	56.3	66	66.1	64	46.5	70	36.04	53	0
1910	56.5	57	66.7	46	46.4	74	28.78	121	0
1909	55.9	74	66.2	62	45.6	90	23.87	143	0
1908	55.7	79	65.7	75	45.7	88	31.26	102	0
1907	53	126	62.7	126	43.3	119	33.89	73	0
1906	56.5	57	66.1	64	46.8	63	34.68	67	0
1905	54.4	109	64.3	107	44.4	108	29.58	113	0
1904	52.5	128	62.3	129	42.6	125	34.86	64	0
1903	55.8	77	65.3	82	46.3	75	40.68	25	0
1902	54.8	100	64.6	100	44.9	102	41.03	22	0
1901	55.2	93	64.3	107	46.1	80	35.98	55	0
1900	56.8	50	67.1	31	46.5	70	29.56	115	0
1899	54.7	104	65	90	44.5	106	38.47	37	0
1898	57.6	27	67.1	31	48.2	29	33.26	78	0
1897							33.14	79	282
1896							26.84	133	283
1895							25.55	139	282
1894							39.50	30	282
1892							29.45	117	283
1890									223
1889	54.8	100	65.1	88	44.5	106	45.07	8	0
1888							42.09	17	53
1886							30.14	109	282
1885							27.74	128	282
1884							37.51	42	283
1883							34.45	69	282
1882							34.06	71	282
1881							31.29	101	282
1880							23.69	144	283
1878							26.73	134	282
1875							30.44	108	282
1874							32.06	91	282
1873							45.58	6	282
1872							30.09	112	283
1871							40.70	24	282
1870							43.10	15	282

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	60.2
2012	59.9
1998	59.6
2023	59.5
1949	59.3
1959	59
1921	59
2010	58.9
1953	58.9
2020	58.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1978	52.5
1904	52.5
1982	52.9
1907	53
1972	53.7
1912	53.7
1984	53.8
1979	53.8
1977	53.8
2003	53.9
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	54.53
1975	47.42
2011	46.73
1998	46.07
1952	45.89
1873	45.58
1994	45.25
1889	45.07
2004	44.84
1996	44.60

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1957	21.94
1930	22.30
1943	23.02
1923	23.17
1965	23.58
1880	23.69
1909	23.87
1914	24.34
1941	24.99
1935	25.42

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 103°F; 2 July 2026
Coldest night: -1°F; 21 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.60 in; 1 September 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	27.3°F 31st coldest of 132	2.67 in 58th driest of 155
February	31.4°F 57th coldest of 132	1.37 in 13th driest of 155
March	47.9°F 6th warmest of 130	3.77 in 62nd wettest of 151
April	57.2°F 3rd warmest of 130	2.52 in 46th driest of 150
May	63.5°F 39th warmest of 130	2.66 in 43rd driest of 150
June	72.6°F 23rd warmest of 130	1.85 in 23rd driest of 150
July	77.1°F 27th warmest of 130	3.22 in 50th driest of 152
August	74.6°F 44th warmest of 131	4.44 in 56th wettest of 152
September	68°F 39th warmest of 131	5.31 in 35th wettest of 152
October so far	60.9°F 46th warmest of 130	0.01 in 11th driest of 155

Hot days and freezes

Reading, PA has had 23 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 48th most of 129 (with 2007, 1986, 1973 and 3 other years).
Reading, PA has had 2 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2012, tied 6th most of 129 (with 2012, 2002, 1988 and 9 other years).
Reading, PA has had 63 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2022, 94th most of 129.
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Reading, PA came on Tuesday 21 April 2026, the latest since 2021, tied 43rd latest of 129 (with 2018, 2013, 1979 and 1 other year).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
2 July	Warmest day	103°F	102°F 1966	Provisional
19 May	Warmest day	97°F	96°F 1962	Provisional
16 April	Warmest day	91°F	90°F 2012	Provisional
15 April	Warmest day	89°F	86°F 1994, 1941	Provisional
4 April	Warmest day	82°F	81°F 1921	Provisional
11 March	Warmest day	81°F	77°F 2021	Provisional
10 March	Warmest day	83°F	79°F 2016	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 27.82 in of precipitation in Reading, PA, the driest 1 January to 9 October since 1980, 23rd driest of 149.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Reading, PA: 103°F on Thursday 2 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Reading, PA: a low of -1°F on Wednesday 21 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Reading, PA: 1.60 in on Tuesday 1 September 2026.