Reading, PA: April

30 April 2026: April 2026 averaged 57.2°F in Reading, PA, the warmest April since 2017, tied 3rd warmest of 130 (with 1921).

April 2026

Mean temperature: 57.2°F; Warmest since 2017; 3rd warmest of 130
Precipitation: 2.52 in; Driest since 2021; 46th driest of 150

A normal April in Reading, PA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 52.2°F, between 49.9°F and 55.5°F in eight years of ten and 2.90 in of precipitation, between 1.92 in and 6.23 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every April in Reading, PA since 1888: 57.2°F in 2026; the highest is 58.4°F, in 1941.

Normal range, 49.9 to 55.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every April in Reading, PA from 1858 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	57.2	3	68.7	3	45.7	7	2.52	105	0
2025	55.4	15	66	17	44.9	16	3.01	86	0
2024	55.3	18	65.6	23	44.9	16	4.44	39	0
2023	56.7	6	68.4	5	44.9	16	4.23	44	0
2022	51.5	61	61.9	68	41.1	61	4.41	40	0
2021	53.8	30	65.1	28	42.5	41	2.29	113	0
2020	49.5	97	59.4	97	39.6	101	5.16	23	0
2019	56.4	8	66.8	12	46	6	3.31	72	0
2018	47.9	122	58.2	112	37.6	117	3.70	61	0
2017	57.9	2	68.5	4	47.3	1	2.29	113	0
2016	51	75	62.2	64	39.8	94	1.95	124	0
2015	52.5	46	63.7	41	41.2	59	1.69	135	0
2014	51.3	65	62.4	60	40.2	81	6.47	5	0
2013	53.3	35	63.8	40	42.8	34	2.54	103	0
2012	52.9	40	64.5	33	41.2	59	1.94	125	0
2011	55	21	64.3	36	45.7	7	6.07	12	0
2010	56.2	10	69.1	2	43.3	29	2.80	92	0
2009	53.1	37	64	37	42.2	46	2.40	111	0
2008	54	27	64.9	30	43	32	2.45	108	0
2007	48.6	117	58.4	108	38.9	108	4.79	35	0
2006	53.6	32	65.6	23	41.6	50	3.98	52	0
2005	54	27	65.9	19	42.1	48	5.01	30	0
2004	52.3	49	62.4	60	42.2	46	3.99	51	0
2003	50	91	60.4	89	39.5	102	2.72	98	0
2002	54.2	26	65.1	28	43.3	29	4.11	47	0
2001	51.3	65	62.6	54	40	88	2.72	98	0
2000	50.6	84	60.7	85	40.4	77	2.51	106	0
1999	51	75	62.2	64	39.7	99	3.20	78	0
1998	54	27	65.4	26	42.6	40	6.23	10	0
1997	49.9	93	62.1	67	37.6	117	1.72	134	0
1996	51.7	60	63	47	40.4	77	6.23	10	0
1995	50.1	89	62.6	54	37.5	120	2.46	107	0
1994	55.4	15	67.9	7	42.9	33	3.00	87	0
1993	51.5	61	62.8	51	40.1	82	7.24	3	0
1992	50.5	85	61.1	80	39.8	94	1.54	137	0
1991	52.1	52	61.6	72	42.5	41	2.34	112	0
1990	51	75	61.4	75	40.6	69	3.14	79	0
1989	48.1	121	59.2	100	37	122	1.25	144	0
1988	49	107	59.4	97	38.5	113	1.16	145	0
1987									14
1986	50.8	81	62.4	60	39.2	103	4.34	41	0
1985	53.4	34	66.2	15	40.5	74	0.83	149	0
1984	49.3	100	59.9	91	38.7	110	5.09	26	0
1983	49	107	59.2	100	38.8	109	8.25	1	0
1982	46.2	127	60.7	85	31.7	130	6.67	4	0
1981	52.8	42	65.4	26	40.1	82	4.96	31	0
1980	51.9	54	63.2	46	40.6	69	4.91	32	0
1979	49.4	98	59.8	94	39	106	4.12	46	0
1978	48.9	111	61.4	75	36.3	124	1.65	136	0
1977	51.5	61	66.7	13	36.3	124	4.74	37	0
1976	53	38	66	17	40.1	82	2.06	121	0
1975	45	130	57.4	123	32.6	129	4.11	47	0
1974	51.3	65	63.9	39	38.7	110	3.22	77	0
1973	51.1	70	61.2	79	41.1	61	6.27	9	0
1972	46	128	57.1	124	34.9	127	3.49	66	0
1971	48.4	118	61.8	69	34.9	127	1.94	125	0
1970	51.1	70	64.5	33	37.6	117	5.04	27	0
1969	55.5	13	65.6	23	45.5	10	2.54	103	0
1968	55.1	19	66.2	15	43.9	24	2.79	93	0
1967	52.3	49	63	47	41.6	50	3.05	83	0
1966	48.7	115	56.4	126	40.9	65	4.08	49	0
1965	50	91	59.5	96	40.5	74	1.36	141	0
1964	49.8	95	58.8	104	40.8	67	5.64	18	0
1963	53.8	30	64.9	30	42.7	37	1.10	146	0
1962	53.2	36	62.8	51	43.5	26	3.88	56	0
1961	48.8	113	57.7	120	39.9	91	4.75	36	0
1960	57.1	5	68.1	6	46.1	4	3.45	68	0
1959	55.4	15	65.9	19	44.9	16	3.06	82	0
1958	54.5	23	64.5	33	44.5	20	4.86	33	0
1957	54.5	23	64	37	45	15	5.63	19	0
1956	49.7	96	59.4	97	39.9	91	3.04	85	0
1955	55.7	12	65.7	22	45.7	7	3.14	79	0
1954	56.3	9	67.2	11	45.3	11	2.59	101	0
1953	51.8	57	59.9	91	43.7	25	5.73	17	0
1952	54.7	22	63.3	44	46.1	4	8.25	1	0
1951	52.9	40	62.5	58	43.4	27	3.81	58	0
1950	48.7	115	58.3	111	39	106	1.84	132	0
1949	52.8	42	62.8	51	42.7	37	4.34	41	0
1948	52.3	49	61.8	69	42.8	34	3.56	65	0
1947	52.5	46	62.6	54	42.3	45	4.62	38	0
1946	51.8	57	62.2	64	41.4	54	0.66	150	0
1945	55.5	13	65.8	21	45.2	13	3.43	69	0
1944	49.1	103	58.4	108	39.8	94	6.05	13	0
1943	46.4	126	56.2	128	36.7	123	2.90	91	0
1942	55.8	11	67.5	9	44.1	23	1.47	139	0
1941	58.4	1	70.1	1	46.6	3	1.88	130	0
1940	47.4	124	56.4	126	38.3	115	4.84	34	0
1939	49	107	57.7	120	40.3	80	3.27	74	0
1938	54.3	25	63.4	43	45.3	11	2.25	116	0
1937	49.9	93	58.2	112	41.5	52	3.24	75	0
1936	48.9	111	58.1	116	39.7	99	2.41	110	0
1935	50.4	87	58.5	107	42.4	43	2.44	109	0
1934	50.8	81	61	82	40.6	69	2.56	102	0
1933	52.7	44	62.5	58	42.8	34	4.14	45	0
1932	49.1	103	58.9	102	39.2	103	1.26	143	0
1931	51.1	70	60.8	84	41.5	52	1.91	128	0
1930	49.3	100	58.2	112	40.5	74	2.91	90	0
1929	53.5	33	62.4	60	44.5	20	5.32	22	0
1928	49	107	58	117	40.1	82	5.95	14	0
1927	49.3	100	58.7	105	40	88	2.73	95	0
1926	47.8	123	57	125	38.6	112	1.96	123	0
1925	52.7	44	62.6	54	42.7	37	3.10	81	0
1924	49.1	103	58.2	112	39.9	91	5.34	21	0
1923	50.9	79	61	82	40.8	67	3.24	75	0
1922	52.4	48	61.4	75	43.3	29	1.88	130	0
1921	57.2	3	67.4	10	46.9	2	5.76	16	0
1920	48.8	113	57.8	118	39.8	94	5.10	25	0
1919	51	75	60.7	85	41.3	57	2.07	120	0
1918	50.9	79	59.9	91	42	49	5.02	28	0
1917	50.8	81	60.3	90	41.4	54	2.12	118	0
1916	50.1	89	58.7	105	41.4	54	3.97	53	0
1915	56.5	7	67.8	8	45.1	14	2.61	100	0
1914	49.1	103	58.4	108	39.8	94	3.85	57	0
1913	53	38	61.7	71	44.3	22	5.86	15	0
1912	51.1	70	61.6	72	40.6	69	3.39	71	0
1911	48.4	118	58.9	102	38	116	3.47	67	0
1910	55.1	19	66.7	13	43.4	27	5.02	28	0
1909	50.4	87	60.7	85	40.1	82	3.68	62	0
1908	51.8	57	63.3	44	40.4	77	2.29	113	0
1907	45.2	129	54.6	130	35.7	126	2.11	119	0
1906	52.1	52	63.7	41	40.6	69	3.73	60	0
1905	50.5	85	61.1	80	40	88	2.73	95	0
1904	46.7	125	56.2	128	37.1	121	2.18	117	0
1903	51.3	65	61.5	74	41.1	61	3.97	53	0
1902	51.3	65	61.3	78	41.3	57	4.08	49	0
1901	49.4	98	57.7	120	41	64	5.57	20	0
1900	51.5	61	63	47	40.1	82	1.46	140	0
1899	51.9	54	64.7	32	39.1	105	1.73	133	0
1898	48.2	120	57.8	118	38.5	113	3.79	59	0
1897							3.89	55	30
1896							1.10	146	30
1895							4.28	43	30
1894							3.40	70	30
1892							1.32	142	30
1889	51.9	54	63	47	40.9	65	6.33	8	0
1888	51.1	70	59.8	94	42.4	43	3.62	64	0
1886							1.97	122	30
1885							2.73	95	30
1884							3.30	73	30
1883							3.05	83	30
1882							1.90	129	30
1881							0.99	148	30
1880							2.96	89	30
1878							2.75	94	30
1875							1.50	138	30
1874							6.42	7	30
1873							5.12	24	30
1872							3.66	63	30
1871							1.93	127	30
1870							6.46	6	30
1858							2.97	88	30

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1941	58.4
2017	57.9
2026	57.2
1921	57.2
1960	57.1
2023	56.7
1915	56.5
2019	56.4
1954	56.3
2010	56.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1975	45
1907	45.2
1972	46
1982	46.2
1943	46.4
1904	46.7
1940	47.4
1926	47.8
2018	47.9
1989	48.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1983	8.25
1952	8.25
1993	7.24
1982	6.67
2014	6.47
1870	6.46
1874	6.42
1889	6.33
1973	6.27
1998	6.23
More years share the last value

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1946	0.66
1985	0.83
1881	0.99
1963	1.10
1896	1.10
1988	1.16
1989	1.25
1932	1.26
1892	1.32
1965	1.36

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 91°F; 16 April 2026
Coldest night: 29°F; 21 April 2026, 8 April 2026
Wettest day: 0.56 in; 29 April 2026

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April 2026 brought 2.52 in of precipitation in Reading, PA, the driest April since 2021, 46th driest of 150.
The hottest day of April 2026 in Reading, PA: 91°F on Thursday 16 April 2026.
The coldest night of April 2026 in Reading, PA: a low of 29°F on Tuesday 21 April 2026 and Wednesday 8 April 2026.
The wettest day of April 2026 in Reading, PA: 0.56 in on Wednesday 29 April 2026.