Reading, PA: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 47.9°F in Reading, PA, the warmest March since 2025, 6th warmest of 130.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 47.9°F; Warmest since 2025; 6th warmest of 130
Precipitation: 3.77 in; Wettest since 2024; 62nd wettest of 151

A normal March in Reading, PA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 40.7°F, between 36.7°F and 46.9°F in eight years of ten and 3.76 in of precipitation, between 1.93 in and 5.67 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Reading, PA since 1888: 47.9°F in 2026; the highest is 52.5°F, in 1945.

Normal range, 36.7 to 46.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March 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	47.9	6	59.2	6	36.6	11	3.77	62	0
2025	48.1	5	60.2	5	36	16	3.20	84	0
2024	46.9	10	56.4	14	37.4	7	5.52	13	0
2023	43.2	39	52.8	36	33.5	41	2.53	109	0
2022	44.6	23	55.3	21	34	33	3.48	72	0
2021	45.3	19	56.3	15	34.4	27	2.71	102	0
2020	46.8	11	56.5	13	37.1	9	3.28	80	0
2019	39.4	81	49	75	29.8	89	4.82	32	0
2018	38.2	94	46.1	101	30.3	81	3.09	91	0
2017	39.1	88	47.8	83	30.4	80	5.57	11	0
2016	47.6	8	59.2	6	36	16	1.12	145	0
2015	35.2	122	44.4	117	25.9	124	5.47	15	0
2014	35.2	122	44.6	116	25.8	125	2.21	122	0
2013	39.7	77	47.8	83	31.6	66	2.38	117	0
2012	51	2	61.9	2	40.2	2	0.80	149	0
2011	40.8	68	50.4	66	31.3	72	5.18	25	0
2010	47.4	9	57.4	9	37.4	7	3.67	64	0
2009	42.1	50	52	45	32.2	57	2.02	130	0
2008	41.3	63	51.7	49	30.9	75	4.03	56	0
2007	40.6	69	51.2	56	30	85	4.40	48	0
2006	42.3	47	52.1	42	32.5	53	0.62	151	0
2005	36.8	113	45.9	106	27.7	109	3.45	74	0
2004	42.5	44	51.8	47	33.3	44	2.31	119	0
2003	40.6	69	51	60	30.2	82	3.64	65	0
2002	42.1	50	52.3	41	31.9	61	3.85	61	0
2001	37.5	101	46	104	29	98	4.45	47	0
2000	46	16	57.3	10	34.7	25	6.53	5	0
1999	39.4	81	49	75	29.8	89	3.55	69	0
1998	44.5	25	53.9	32	35.2	22	5.27	21	0
1997	41.7	56	51	60	32.5	53	5.26	22	0
1996	36.9	111	47.5	89	26.3	122	4.54	42	0
1995	44	27	55.2	22	32.9	49	3.10	90	0
1994	37	110	45.8	108	28.3	105	7.07	3	0
1993	35.9	119	44.9	114	27	117	8.26	1	0
1992	38.8	89	48.4	78	29.3	95	4.77	34	0
1991	41.9	53	51.8	47	32	58	3.23	83	0
1990	43.3	37	53.6	34	32.9	49	1.68	138	0
1989	37.6	98	47.6	88	27.5	113	3.58	66	0
1988	41	65	52.1	42	30	85	2.40	116	0
1987	42.7	42	56.2	17	29.2	96	1.74	137	0
1986	40.3	72	52.7	38	27.9	108	3.18	86	0
1985	41.7	56	54.5	28	29	98	1.51	141	0
1984	33.3	128	42.5	125	24	130	5.21	23	0
1983	42	52	51.1	58	33	47	5.13	26	0
1982	37.8	97	48.5	77	27.1	116	2.58	108	0
1981	37.5	101	48.4	78	26.6	121	1.59	140	0
1980	37.3	104	47.2	92	27.5	113	5.48	14	0
1979	42.8	40	54.8	26	30.8	76	1.94	132	0
1978	35.2	122	45.6	111	24.9	128	3.89	60	0
1977	44.6	23	56.8	12	32.5	53	6.57	4	0
1976	42.8	40	55.7	19	29.9	87	2.49	111	0
1975	37.3	104	47.8	83	26.8	119	4.51	43	0
1974	39.6	79	50.6	62	28.6	102	4.83	31	0
1973	44.8	21	55.6	20	34.1	31	2.82	100	0
1972	36.9	111	46.8	95	27	117	3.02	93	0
1970	37.1	108	46.9	93	27.3	115	3.15	89	0
1969	39.8	75	48.1	81	31.5	68	2.10	127	0
1968	45.6	17	54.9	23	36.3	14	3.16	88	0
1967	39.4	81	47.4	91	31.5	68	5.31	20	0
1966	43.3	37	51.9	46	34.6	26	1.06	147	0
1965	38.7	91	46.1	101	31.4	70	2.43	113	0
1964	42.4	46	52.1	42	32.8	51	2.13	125	0
1963	43.8	30	51.7	49	35.9	18	3.56	67	0
1962	41.7	56	50.4	66	33	47	3.43	76	0
1961	42.2	49	50.5	64	33.9	35	4.26	51	0
1960	33.1	130	40.7	130	25.5	127	2.13	125	0
1959	41	65	50.6	62	31.3	72	3.34	78	0
1958	39.6	79	45.4	113	33.7	39	5.56	12	0
1957	42.5	44	50.5	64	34.4	27	2.31	119	0
1956	38.3	92	46.3	100	30.2	82	4.82	32	0
1955	42.6	43	51.4	51	33.8	37	4.58	41	0
1954	41.5	61	50.4	66	32.7	52	4.84	30	0
1953	43.9	29	51.4	51	36.4	13	5.41	19	0
1952	40.6	69	47.9	82	33.3	44	4.20	52	0
1951	41.8	55	49.9	71	33.7	39	3.48	72	0
1950	37.2	107	45.9	106	28.4	103	5.44	17	0
1949	43.5	34	52.9	35	34.2	30	1.82	134	0
1948	44	27	54	30	34	33	3.97	57	0
1947	37.6	98	45.7	110	29.5	92	2.76	101	0
1946	50	4	60.8	4	39.3	3	3.26	81	0
1945	52.5	1	63.5	1	41.4	1	2.19	123	0
1944	37.9	96	46.1	101	29.7	91	5.47	15	0
1943	41	65	50.3	69	31.8	64	2.67	104	0
1942	43.4	35	51.4	51	35.5	21	4.85	28	0
1941	35.6	121	43.5	124	27.7	109	2.68	103	0
1940	35.7	120	42.3	126	29.2	96	4.17	53	0
1939	40.2	73	49.3	74	31.2	74	2.59	107	0
1938	45.6	17	54.9	23	36.2	15	2.45	112	0
1937	37.4	103	44.1	119	30.7	78	2.43	113	0
1936	46.1	15	54.7	27	37.5	6	4.77	34	0
1935	44.7	22	54.2	29	35.1	24	2.09	128	0
1934	37.3	104	46.8	95	27.7	109	4.27	50	0
1933	39.7	77	46.9	93	32.5	53	4.46	45	0
1932	36.3	117	43.6	123	29	98	5.97	10	0
1931	39.4	81	45.5	112	33.2	46	4.35	49	0
1930	41.1	64	50.3	69	31.9	61	2.07	129	0
1929	46.6	12	56.1	18	37.1	9	2.66	106	0
1928	39.8	75	47.5	89	32	58	2.92	98	0
1927	44.2	26	52.6	40	35.7	19	1.40	143	0
1926	36.5	115	44.7	115	28.4	103	1.80	135	0
1925	43.4	35	52.8	36	34.1	31	2.52	110	0
1924	39.4	81	46.8	95	31.9	61	3.17	87	0
1923	38.8	89	47.7	86	29.9	87	3.56	67	0
1922	41.9	53	49.8	72	33.9	35	4.11	54	0
1921	50.1	3	61.5	3	38.7	4	2.43	113	0
1920	41.4	62	51.3	55	31.4	70	4.51	43	0
1919	43.6	33	52.7	38	34.4	27	4.72	37	0
1918	43.8	30	54	30	33.5	41	1.83	133	0
1917	39.2	86	46.8	95	31.6	66	4.63	38	0
1916	33.3	128	40.9	129	25.6	126	3.93	59	0
1915	36.2	118	44.1	119	28.2	106	1.42	142	0
1914	36.7	114	43.9	122	29.5	92	1.76	136	0
1913	45.3	19	54.9	23	35.7	19	7.19	2	0
1912	37.1	108	46	104	28.1	107	6.24	8	0
1911	37.6	98	47.7	86	27.6	112	2.98	96	0
1910	46.5	13	57.7	8	35.2	22	0.66	150	0
1909	38.1	95	46.8	95	29.4	94	2.99	94	0
1908	42.3	47	51.2	56	33.4	43	3.25	82	0
1907	41.6	59	51.1	58	32	58	3.35	77	0
1906	34	126	41.3	127	26.8	119	4.46	45	0
1905	40.1	74	49.7	73	30.5	79	3.50	71	0
1904	36.4	116	44	121	28.8	101	2.67	104	0
1903	47.7	7	57.3	10	38.2	5	4.73	36	0
1902	43.8	30	53.8	33	33.8	37	3.20	84	0
1901	39.2	86	48.2	80	30.2	82	4.06	55	0
1900	34.5	125	44.2	118	24.8	129	2.99	94	0
1899	38.3	92	45.8	108	30.8	76	6.07	9	0
1898	46.5	13	56.3	15	36.6	11	2.96	97	0
1897							2.02	130	31
1896							4.85	28	31
1895							2.19	123	31
1894							1.32	144	31
1892							4.93	27	31
1889	41.6	59	51.4	51	31.7	65	3.77	62	0
1888	33.7	127	41.2	128	26.3	122	5.19	24	0
1886							4.63	38	31
1885							1.08	146	31
1884							5.44	17	31
1883							3.09	91	31
1882							3.54	70	31
1881							6.39	6	31
1880							3.97	57	31
1879							2.37	118	31
1878							3.44	75	31
1875							3.29	79	31
1874							1.63	139	31
1873							2.29	121	31
1872							2.86	99	31
1871							6.30	7	31
1870							4.61	40	31
1858							0.88	148	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1945	52.5
2012	51
1921	50.1
1946	50
2025	48.1
2026	47.9
1903	47.7
2016	47.6
2010	47.4
2024	46.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	33.1
1984	33.3
1916	33.3
1888	33.7
1906	34
1900	34.5
2015	35.2
2014	35.2
1978	35.2
1941	35.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1993	8.26
1913	7.19
1994	7.07
1977	6.57
2000	6.53
1881	6.39
1871	6.30
1912	6.24
1899	6.07
1932	5.97

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2006	0.62
1910	0.66
2012	0.80
1858	0.88
1966	1.06
1885	1.08
2016	1.12
1894	1.32
1927	1.40
1915	1.42

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 83°F; 31 March 2026, 10 March 2026
Coldest night: 22°F; 18 March 2026, 2 March 2026
Wettest day: 0.85 in; 5 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 3.77 in of precipitation in Reading, PA, the wettest March since 2024, tied 62nd wettest of 151 (with 1889).
The hottest day of March 2026 in Reading, PA: 83°F on Tuesday 31 March 2026 and Tuesday 10 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Reading, PA: a low of 22°F on Wednesday 18 March 2026 and Monday 2 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Reading, PA: 0.85 in on Thursday 5 March 2026.