Reading, PA: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 74.6°F in Reading, PA, the warmest August since 2024, tied 44th warmest of 131 (with 1916).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 74.6°F; Warmest since 2024; 44th warmest of 131
Precipitation: 4.44 in; Wettest since 2024; 56th wettest of 152

A normal August in Reading, PA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 74.6°F, between 71.3°F and 76.7°F in eight years of ten and 3.79 in of precipitation, between 1.91 in and 6.94 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Reading, PA since 1888: 74.6°F in 2026; the highest is 78.7°F, in 2022.

Normal range, 71.3 to 76.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Reading, PA from 1869 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	74.6	44	83.9	61	65.3	31	4.44	56	0
2025	72.2	91	82.6	87	61.8	96	1.73	130	0
2024	74.8	40	84.7	44	65	38	5.19	40	0
2023	74.3	52	83.7	64	64.8	46	3.72	69	0
2022	78.7	1	89.7	1	67.6	7	1.07	143	0
2021	77.8	2	87	9	68.5	2	6.90	21	0
2020	77	7	86.2	20	67.8	5	11.41	3	0
2019	75.1	33	85.1	36	65.2	34	1.93	124	0
2018	76.7	9	85.4	33	68	3	14.81	2	0
2017	71.6	101	81.3	105	62	92	6.30	28	0
2016	77.4	4	87.5	7	67.3	9	4.72	49	0
2015	74	56	85	39	63	77	3.45	75	0
2014	71.9	95	82.2	90	61.6	102	2.87	100	0
2013	72.3	89	81.3	105	63.3	70	4.47	55	0
2012	75.5	28	86	24	65.1	37	4.05	62	0
2011	74	56	83.5	65	64.5	54	6.89	22	0
2010	75.8	23	86.2	20	65.4	29	1.35	138	0
2009	74.7	43	83.8	62	65.5	27	7.42	17	0
2008	71.3	106	82.8	79	59.8	121	2.24	116	0
2007	74.8	40	84.9	40	64.7	49	5.16	41	0
2006	74.4	50	84.7	44	64.1	58	3.97	65	0
2005	76.7	9	86.5	15	66.9	14	1.69	131	0
2004	72.4	88	81.6	96	63.3	70	4.78	48	0
2003	75.4	31	84.2	53	66.5	18	3.52	73	0
2002	76.8	8	88.2	4	65.4	29	3.69	70	0
2001	75.8	23	86	24	65.6	25	3.76	67	0
2000	70.8	114	79.7	124	61.8	96	4.25	60	0
1999	73.5	70	84.6	46	62.4	86	2.89	98	0
1998	76	18	86.6	13	65.3	31	3.20	87	0
1997	72.6	86	83.5	65	61.6	102	4.89	45	0
1996	73.2	75	83.5	65	62.9	79	2.02	121	0
1995	75.8	23	88.4	3	63.3	70	0.22	152	0
1994	70.9	111	81.5	100	60.2	114	6.75	25	0
1993	75	37	86.3	18	63.7	63	3.02	91	0
1992	69.7	127	80.3	122	59.2	128	3.05	90	0
1991	74.5	46	85.5	28	63.4	67	3.82	66	0
1990	71.4	104	80.6	118	62.3	87	6.37	27	0
1989	70.7	115	79.8	123	61.7	101	1.49	136	0
1988	75.1	33	85.5	28	64.8	46	2.99	95	0
1987	71.3	106	81.7	92	60.7	110	2.99	95	1
1986	70.7	115	81.6	96	59.8	121	7.99	8	0
1985	73.2	75	84.5	47	61.9	93	7.64	12	0
1984	74.5	46	85.9	27	63.2	74	4.63	53	0
1983	76.3	16	89.3	2	63.4	67	1.91	125	0
1982	69	129	80.6	118	57.5	130	2.63	105	0
1981	70.5	121	81.7	92	59.3	127	1.15	142	0
1980	76.5	13	88	5	64.9	43	1.27	139	0
1979	72.7	84	82.8	79	62.7	80	2.11	118	0
1978	74.9	38	85.1	36	64.7	49	8.17	7	0
1977	72	94	84	57	60	118	3.75	68	0
1976	70.6	118	81.2	108	60.1	116	5.30	35	0
1975	73.9	59	86	24	61.9	93	2.68	104	0
1974	73.7	67	84.8	41	62.5	85	5.02	44	0
1973	75.1	33	85.4	33	64.9	43	4.38	57	0
1972	71.6	101	82.7	85	60.5	112	1.88	126	0
1971	70.7	115	81.7	92	59.8	121	7.89	10	0
1970	74.3	52	86.7	12	61.8	96	3.00	92	0
1969	73.8	63	86.3	18	61.4	107	2.10	120	0
1968	76.6	12	86.4	17	66.9	14	2.30	114	0
1967	72.8	82	81.1	110	64.6	53	4.71	51	0
1966	76.3	16	86.2	20	66.3	20	2.14	117	0
1965	73.8	63	83.4	70	64.1	58	3.29	85	0
1964	71.4	104	81.5	100	61.2	108	2.00	122	0
1963	71.8	97	81.5	100	62.1	90	1.74	129	0
1962	73.5	70	83.1	73	63.9	61	3.53	72	0
1961	74.5	46	82.9	76	66	22	2.54	108	0
1960	75.4	31	84	57	66.8	16	3.48	74	0
1959	76.7	9	85.5	28	67.9	4	5.94	31	0
1958	74.1	55	83.4	70	64.9	43	1.94	123	0
1957	72.9	80	83.8	62	61.9	93	0.88	147	0
1956	73.6	69	82.7	85	64.5	54	3.30	84	0
1955	77.8	2	86.8	11	68.8	1	14.85	1	0
1954	72.2	91	81.1	110	63.4	67	7.57	14	0
1953	74.4	50	85.5	28	63.3	70	1.64	133	0
1952	74	56	82.8	79	65.2	34	2.46	113	0
1951	73.9	59	84	57	63.7	63	0.56	148	0
1950	73.3	73	83.1	73	63.6	66	2.26	115	0
1949	75.9	20	85.3	35	66.6	17	1.06	144	0
1948	73.9	59	83.5	65	64.2	57	5.15	42	0
1947	76.4	14	85.5	28	67.3	9	3.61	71	0
1946	70	126	79.6	125	60.4	113	4.01	63	0
1945	72.7	84	82.9	76	62.6	84	3.31	83	0
1944	76	18	87.1	8	65	38	2.53	110	0
1943	75.9	20	86.9	10	65	38	1.67	132	0
1942	72.3	89	81.5	100	63.2	74	7.75	11	0
1941	73	79	84.2	53	61.8	96	3.32	82	0
1940	70.4	122	78.5	127	62.2	88	5.40	34	0
1939	75.7	26	84.4	50	67	13	3.38	78	0
1938	77.1	5	86.5	15	67.7	6	2.58	106	0
1937	75.5	28	83.5	65	67.5	8	5.23	38	0
1936	74.9	38	84	57	65.9	23	4.87	46	0
1935	72.9	80	81	115	64.7	49	1.44	137	0
1934	70.1	125	78.4	129	61.8	96	2.11	118	0
1933	72.8	82	80.9	117	64.7	49	7.53	15	0
1932	75.5	28	86.2	20	64.8	46	6.81	24	0
1931	74.2	54	82.8	79	65.5	27	4.72	49	0
1930	73.8	63	84.5	47	63.1	76	1.21	141	0
1929	71.2	108	81.6	96	60.8	109	3.41	77	0
1928	75.7	26	84.1	56	67.3	9	4.82	47	0
1927	68.4	131	76.9	131	59.9	120	3.99	64	0
1926	73.8	63	81.7	92	65.9	23	7.05	20	0
1925	72.2	91	82.9	76	61.5	104	1.86	127	0
1924	73.5	70	83	75	64.1	58	4.71	51	0
1923	72.5	87	82	91	63	77	1.27	139	0
1922	71.9	95	81.1	110	62.7	80	5.21	39	0
1921	71	109	80.5	120	61.5	104	4.13	61	0
1920	73.2	75	81	115	65.3	31	4.34	58	0
1919	70.9	111	79.6	125	62.1	90	7.51	16	0
1918	76.4	14	86.6	13	66.3	20	3.00	92	0
1917	74.8	40	84.4	50	65.2	34	3.00	92	0
1916	74.6	44	84.8	41	64.5	54	1.56	135	0
1915	70.6	118	78.5	127	62.7	80	8.44	5	0
1914	73.9	59	82.8	79	65	38	3.13	88	0
1913	73.3	73	82.8	79	63.7	63	2.79	102	0
1912	70.3	123	80.5	120	60	118	4.33	59	0
1911	73.2	75	82.5	88	63.8	62	7.96	9	0
1910	71.5	103	81.6	96	61.5	104	3.06	89	0
1909	71.8	97	84.2	53	59.5	124	0.35	150	0
1908	71	109	81.3	105	60.7	110	2.52	111	0
1907	70.6	118	81.1	110	60.1	116	3.22	86	0
1906	75.9	20	84.4	50	67.3	9	2.88	99	0
1905	71.8	97	81.5	100	62.2	88	7.61	13	0
1904	70.3	123	81.1	110	59.4	125	7.11	18	0
1903	68.6	130	77	130	60.2	114	6.00	30	0
1902	70.9	111	82.4	89	59.4	125	5.26	37	0
1901	74.5	46	83.4	70	65.6	25	5.92	32	0
1900	77.1	5	87.6	6	66.5	18	3.37	79	0
1899	73.7	67	84.8	41	62.7	80	5.28	36	0
1898	75.1	33	85.1	36	65	38	8.36	6	0
1897							2.54	108	31
1896							0.48	149	31
1895							3.44	76	31
1894							2.84	101	31
1892							4.57	54	31
1889	69.2	128	81.2	108	57.3	131	3.35	80	0
1888	71.7	100	84.5	47	59	129	6.65	26	0
1887							1.61	134	31
1886							0.28	151	31
1885							7.09	19	31
1884							2.77	103	31
1883							2.99	95	31
1882							3.33	81	31
1881							1.02	145	31
1880							2.52	111	31
1878							1.84	128	31
1875							8.45	4	31
1874							2.56	107	31
1873							6.85	23	31
1872							6.30	28	31
1871							5.12	43	31
1870							5.58	33	31
1869							1.02	145	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2022	78.7
2021	77.8
1955	77.8
2016	77.4
1938	77.1
1900	77.1
2020	77
2002	76.8
2018	76.7
2005	76.7
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1927	68.4
1903	68.6
1982	69
1889	69.2
1992	69.7
1946	70
1934	70.1
1912	70.3
1904	70.3
1940	70.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1955	14.85
2018	14.81
2020	11.41
1875	8.45
1915	8.44
1898	8.36
1978	8.17
1986	7.99
1911	7.96
1971	7.89

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1995	0.22
1886	0.28
1909	0.35
1896	0.48
1951	0.56
1957	0.88
1881	1.02
1869	1.02
1949	1.06
2022	1.07

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 92°F; 7 August 2026
Coldest night: 56°F; 29 August 2026, 24 August 2026
Wettest day: 1.04 in; 17 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 4.44 in of precipitation in Reading, PA, the wettest August since 2024, 56th wettest of 152.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Reading, PA: 92°F on Friday 7 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Reading, PA: a low of 56°F on Saturday 29 August 2026 and Monday 24 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Reading, PA: 1.04 in on Monday 17 August 2026.