Reading, PA: October

9 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 60.9°F in Reading, PA, the warmest 1 to 9 October since 2025, 46th warmest of 130.

October 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 60.9°F; Warmest since 2025; 46th warmest of 130
Precipitation: 0.01 in; Driest since 2024; 11th driest of 155

A normal 1 to 9 October in Reading, PA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 58.1°F, between 53.8°F and 66.6°F in eight years of ten and 0.68 in of precipitation, between 0.11 in and 2.44 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 9 October in Reading, PA since 1888: 60.9°F in 2026; the highest is 73.7°F, in 1959.

Normal range, 53.8 to 66.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 to 9 October 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	60.9	46	71.7	43	50.2	48	0.01	144	0
2025	63.7	23	76.6	11	50.9	42	0.53	89	0
2024	63.1	28	73.3	33	52.8	31	0.01	144	0
2023	64.6	19	75.8	16	53.4	25	0.57	86	0
2022	54.6	106	62.4	124	46.8	80	2.76	11	0
2021	65.9	12	74.9	22	56.9	9	0.06	131	0
2020	58.1	73	70.2	59	45.9	86	0.12	127	0
2019	62.7	33	72.1	39	53.2	28	0.95	52	0
2018	69.9	5	77.6	8	62.2	3	0.46	96	0
2017	66.6	11	77.6	8	55.7	13	1.07	45	0
2016	60.5	52	68.9	73	52.1	35	0.24	114	0
2015	58.1	73	66.7	95	49.6	59	1.32	32	0
2014	59.6	59	70.4	55	48.8	63	0.50	92	0
2013	66.7	9	78.3	6	55	18	1.25	36	0
2012	58.2	70	66	100	50.4	47	2.37	13	0
2011	56.3	94	67	90	45.6	92	0.57	86	0
2010	57.7	79	66.3	98	49.1	61	1.83	21	0
2009	57.9	77	67.9	83	47.9	71	0.21	118	0
2008	55.4	102	66	100	44.8	100	trace	146	0
2007	71.2	3	83.3	1	59	5	0.64	79	0
2006	59.3	62	69.7	64	49	62	0.91	59	0
2005	64.7	17	75.4	19	54	19	8.99	1	0
2004	57.6	81	70	60	45.2	96	0.03	138	0
2003	50.6	126	61.7	128	39.4	127	0.18	122	0
2002	64.3	20	74.9	22	53.8	22	0.26	112	0
2001	56.4	90	69.2	70	43.7	109	0.12	127	0
2000	55.6	100	66	100	45.1	97	0.61	83	0
1999	53.8	114	65.1	106	42.4	115	0.85	63	0
1998	55.8	98	63.6	120	48.1	69	5.17	4	0
1997	63.4	26	76.1	14	50.8	44	0.02	139	0
1996	53	122	64.1	114	41.9	118	2.04	18	0
1995	64.1	21	74.4	26	53.7	23	3.08	9	0
1994	53.8	114	66.1	99	41.4	120	0.77	68	0
1993	56.4	90	69.8	62	43	113	0.29	108	0
1992	53.7	118	66.7	95	40.8	122	1.55	28	0
1991	58.2	70	69.3	68	47	79	0.71	74	0
1990	61.8	40	74.8	24	48.8	63	0.46	96	0
1989	55.7	99	66	100	45.3	95	0.98	49	0
1988	53.8	114	63.9	118	43.8	108	0.32	104	0
1987	52.3	124	63.9	118	40.8	122	0.58	85	0
1986	64.8	15	78.1	7	51.4	38	1.08	43	0
1985	58.1	73	70.6	54	45.7	88	0.59	84	0
1984	53.8	114	65.9	104	41.7	119	0.65	78	0
1983	62.8	32	75.8	16	49.8	57	0.37	101	0
1982	63.7	23	76.7	10	50.8	44	0.04	135	0
1981	53.9	113	64.7	110	43.2	112	0.80	67	0
1980	56.4	90	69.4	67	43.3	111	0.45	98	0
1979	58.7	67	66.8	92	50.7	46	3.09	8	0
1978	54.4	107	66.6	97	42.3	116	0.66	77	0
1977	55.9	96	67.8	84	44	107	1.10	42	0
1976			64.3	113			2.53	12	4
1975	55.6	100	71.2	48	39.9	126	0.04	135	0
1974	49.9	129	64.8	107	35.1	130	0.00	150	0
1973	59.7	57	71.4	44	47.9	71	0.28	110	0
1972	57.4	83	70.4	55	44.4	103	1.26	34	0
1971	62.3	35	71	50	53.7	23	0.20	121	0
1970	60.7	48	74.8	24	46.6	82	0.21	118	0
1969	61.9	39	73.9	31	50	52	1.05	47	0
1968	59.9	55	69.6	65	50.2	48	0.98	49	0
1967	63.1	28	73	35	53.1	29	0.02	139	0
1966	56.4	90	67.1	88	45.8	87	1.06	46	0
1965	55.1	103	63.6	120	46.6	82	2.18	16	0
1964	54.1	110	64	116	44.2	104	0.82	65	0
1963	62.2	37	74.3	28	50	52	0.05	133	0
1962	62.2	37	70.3	57	54	19	1.85	20	0
1961	60.8	47	71.8	41	49.9	56	0.34	103	0
1960	57.1	86	68.4	78	45.7	88	0.05	133	0
1959	73.7	1	80.9	4	66.4	1	0.86	62	0
1958	55.1	103	66.8	92	43.4	110	0.77	68	0
1957	60.2	54	68.8	75	51.6	37	0.76	70	0
1956	57.6	81	67.2	86	48	70	0.64	79	0
1955	62.9	30	73.1	34	52.7	33	2.26	15	0
1954	65.2	14	73.9	31	56.4	11	0.95	52	0
1953	57.9	77	69.1	72	46.8	80	0.31	105	0
1952	56.3	94	67	90	45.6	92	1.19	37	0
1951	65.5	13	75.7	18	55.3	16	1.49	30	0
1950	61.2	45	71.3	47	51	41	1.18	39	0
1949	64.8	15	74	29	55.7	13	0.26	112	0
1948	57.7	79	65.3	105	50.1	51	0.73	71	0
1947	60.4	53	72.7	37	48.2	67	0.00	150	0
1946	61.6	41	74.4	26	48.7	65	0.06	131	0
1945	55.1	103	64.6	111	45.7	88	1.56	27	0
1944	60.6	51	68.9	73	52.2	34	0.42	99	0
1943	58.9	66	70.7	53	47.2	77	1.19	37	0
1942	59.3	62	70.3	57	48.2	67	0.16	124	0
1941	72	2	81.7	3	62.3	2	0.21	118	0
1940	59.6	59	68.2	79	50.9	42	0.98	49	0
1939	60.7	48	68.6	77	52.8	31	2.06	17	0
1938	53.7	118	64.4	112	42.9	114	0.83	64	0
1937	59.3	62	67.3	85	51.2	39	0.10	129	0
1936	61.6	41	69.9	61	53.3	27	1.64	25	0
1935	50.1	128	59.8	131	40.4	124	0.30	106	0
1934	58.7	67	67.1	88	50.2	48	0.81	66	0
1933	59.8	56	69.6	65	50	52	0.70	76	0
1932	61.6	41	71.4	44	51.7	36	2.94	10	0
1931	67.6	6	78.9	5	56.3	12	1.30	33	0
1930	56.5	89	68	82	45	98	0.00	150	0
1929	54	112	62.3	125	45.7	88	3.76	6	0
1928	60.7	48	71.4	44	50	52	1.26	34	0
1927	67	8	76.4	12	57.6	7	1.63	26	0
1926	63.6	25	72	40	55.1	17	1.00	48	0
1925	54.2	109	61.2	129	47.2	77	1.66	24	0
1924	58.6	69	69.8	62	47.4	75	0.04	135	0
1923	54.4	107	64.8	107	44.1	106	0.00	150	0
1922	70.6	4	82.3	2	58.8	6	0.73	71	0
1921	57.4	83	67.2	86	47.7	74	0.73	71	0
1920	56.6	88	68.1	81	45	98	trace	146	0
1919	62.3	35	71.2	48	53.4	25	0.50	92	0
1918	58.1	73	68.8	75	47.4	75	0.29	108	0
1917	53.3	121	62.1	126	44.6	101	0.27	111	0
1916	61.4	44	75	21	47.8	73	trace	146	0
1915	55.9	96	62.7	123	49.2	60	1.13	41	0
1914	62.9	30	72.8	36	53.1	29	0.09	130	0
1913	63.9	22	70.9	51	56.9	9	3.31	7	0
1912	59.4	61	72.4	38	46.4	85	0.02	139	0
1911	54.1	110	64	116	44.2	104	1.08	43	0
1910	64.7	17	75.4	19	53.9	21	0.53	89	0
1909	59.2	65	71.8	41	46.6	82	trace	146	0
1908	56.9	87	69.3	68	44.6	101	0.36	102	0
1907	57.3	85	69.2	70	45.4	94	1.70	23	0
1906	58.2	70	66.8	92	49.7	58	2.32	14	0
1905	62.4	34	76.2	13	48.7	65	0.94	55	0
1904	52.8	123	64.1	114	41.4	120	0.24	114	0
1903	63.2	27	70.8	52	55.7	13	3.77	5	0
1902	59.7	57	68.2	79	51.1	40	1.52	29	0
1901	53.6	120	64.8	107	42.3	116	0.41	100	0
1900	67.2	7	74	29	60.4	4	0.24	114	0
1899	50.3	127	61.8	127	38.9	129	0.56	88	0
1898	66.7	9	76	15	57.4	8	0.71	74	0
1897							0.02	139	9
1896							0.02	139	9
1895							0.15	125	9
1894							0.62	81	9
1893							0.30	106	9
1892							0.17	123	9
1891							0.48	95	9
1890							1.91	19	9
1889	51.6	125	62.9	122	40.3	125	0.53	89	0
1888	49.4	130	59.9	130	39	128	0.93	56	0
1886							0.00	150	9
1885							1.79	22	9
1884							0.62	81	9
1883							1.18	39	9
1882							0.00	150	9
1881							0.95	52	9
1880							0.14	126	9
1878							0.24	114	9
1877							5.45	3	9
1875							0.90	60	9
1874							1.35	31	9
1873							0.90	60	9
1872							0.50	92	9
1871							0.92	57	9
1870							0.92	57	9
1869							6.73	2	9

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1959	73.7
1941	72
2007	71.2
1922	70.6
2018	69.9
1931	67.6
1900	67.2
1927	67
2013	66.7
1898	66.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1888	49.4
1974	49.9
1935	50.1
1899	50.3
2003	50.6
1889	51.6
1987	52.3
1904	52.8
1996	53
1917	53.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2005	8.99
1869	6.73
1877	5.45
1998	5.17
1903	3.77
1929	3.76
1913	3.31
1979	3.09
1995	3.08
1932	2.94

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1974	0.00
1947	0.00
1930	0.00
1923	0.00
1886	0.00
1882	0.00
2008	trace
1920	trace
1916	trace
1909	trace

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 84°F; 2 October 2026
Coldest night: 40°F; 7 October 2026
Wettest day: 0.01 in; 4 October 2026

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October 2026 so far brought 0.01 in of precipitation in Reading, PA, the driest 1 to 9 October since 2024, tied 11th driest of 155 (with 2024).
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in Reading, PA: 84°F on Friday 2 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in Reading, PA: a low of 40°F on Wednesday 7 October 2026.
The wettest day of October 2026 so far in Reading, PA: 0.01 in on Sunday 4 October 2026.