Reading, PA: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 74.8°F in Reading, PA, the warmest summer since 2025, tied 24th warmest of 130 (with 2018, 1995 and 1901).

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 74.8°F; Warmest since 2025; 24th warmest of 130
Precipitation: 9.51 in; Driest since 2022; 36th driest of 150

A normal summer in Reading, PA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 74.1°F, between 72°F and 75.9°F in eight years of ten and 12.92 in of precipitation, between 8.48 in and 20.14 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Reading, PA since 1889: 74.8°F in 2026; the highest is 76.8°F, in 2024.

Normal range, 72 to 75.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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	74.8	24	85	32	64.6	30	9.51	115	0
2025	75.5	16	85.3	26	65.7	9	14.36	44	0
2024	76.8	1	87.2	3	66.3	3	13.11	62	0
2023	74.1	39	84.1	46	64.1	41	17.55	14	0
2022	76.4	3	87.2	3	65.7	9	7.83	130	0
2021	76.1	9	86.1	14	66.1	7	13.83	54	0
2020	76.6	2	86.9	6	66.3	3	21.26	4	0
2019	74.9	21	84.9	33	64.9	21	16.82	16	0
2018	74.8	24	84.4	40	65.1	18	25.58	1	0
2017	73.4	69	83.1	76	63.6	59	20.02	7	0
2016	76	10	86.6	8	65.4	14	10.51	100	0
2015	73.6	60	83.6	60	63.7	55	13.47	58	0
2014	73	82	83.1	76	62.9	78	11.61	80	0
2013	74.3	33	83.6	60	65.1	18	16.10	24	0
2012	75.4	17	86.1	14	64.7	24	10.53	99	0
2011	75.9	11	86.6	8	65.2	17	12.15	75	0
2010	76.4	3	87.4	1	65.4	14	8.05	126	0
2009	72	102	81.5	116	62.6	89	17.63	12	0
2008	73.9	46	85.3	26	62.4	92	8.05	126	0
2007	73.5	65	83.9	53	63.1	73	13.57	57	0
2006	74.1	39	84.1	46	64.1	41	17.99	11	0
2005	75.9	11	86.2	11	65.7	9	11.21	85	0
2004	71.5	111	80.8	123	62.2	96	21.79	2	0
2003	72.6	91	82.1	99	63.2	70	14.66	41	0
2002	75	19	86.2	11	63.8	52	8.53	123	0
2001	72.7	89	83.1	76	62.3	94	14.41	43	0
2000	70.6	125	79.8	128	61.4	104	11.13	89	0
1999	74.5	29	86	16	62.9	78	5.26	148	0
1998	74.2	35	84.3	41	64.1	41	12.46	69	0
1997	72.5	93	84.1	46	60.8	112	13.37	59	0
1996	73.1	78	83.3	73	62.9	78	13.59	56	0
1995	74.8	24	86	16	63.6	59	9.12	120	0
1994	74	43	84.8	36	63.3	68	16.55	18	0
1993	74.5	29	85.9	21	63.1	73	9.52	114	0
1992	70.3	126	81.1	120	59.5	128	11.97	76	0
1991	73.7	54	84.5	39	62.9	78	10.92	94	0
1990	71.8	108	81.5	116	62	99	12.52	67	1
1989	71.3	115	80.2	126	62.5	91	14.32	47	0
1988	73.9	46	85.1	30	62.8	85	10.50	101	0
1987	73.2	74	83.7	57	62.6	89	9.55	113	3
1986	72.2	101	84	52	60.4	116	14.64	42	0
1985	71.9	104	83.6	60	60.3	121	15.91	30	0
1984	72.9	85	84.3	41	61.5	102	17.63	12	0
1983	74.3	33	87.1	5	61.5	102	5.50	144	0
1982	69.9	129	81.2	119	58.7	129	13.28	61	0
1981	71.3	115	81.8	107	60.7	113	10.31	105	0
1980	73.6	60	86	16	61.1	108	7.64	133	4
1979	71.2	118	81.8	107	60.7	113	9.49	116	0
1978	72	102	83.2	75	60.9	111	15.39	36	0
1977	70.7	124	83	81	58.5	130	11.14	88	0
1976	71.3	115	81.5	116	61.1	108	15.94	28	0
1975	72.3	98	84.3	41	60.4	116	16.75	17	0
1974	71.7	109	83	81	60.4	116	10.47	102	0
1973	74	43	83.9	53	64.1	41	15.94	28	0
1972	70.8	123	80.8	123	60.7	113	20.66	6	0
1971	71.4	113	82.5	93	60.3	121	14.36	44	0
1970	73.1	78	84.9	33	61.3	106	12.31	73	0
1969	73.7	54	85.6	24	61.7	101	19.26	8	0
1968	75	19	84.8	36	65.3	16	7.25	134	0
1967	74	43	83.4	69	64.6	30	10.81	96	0
1966	76.4	3	87.3	2	65.5	12	5.40	146	0
1965	73.5	65	83.5	65	63.5	63	6.82	136	0
1964	73.1	78	82.9	83	63.4	66	7.78	131	0
1963	73.4	69	83.7	57	63	77	8.94	122	0
1962	73.3	73	83.1	76	63.5	63	5.51	143	1
1961	74.2	35	83.4	69	64.9	21	11.09	90	0
1960	73.7	54	82.9	83	64.4	35	10.77	97	0
1959	75.6	15	85.1	30	66.1	7	12.37	71	0
1958	73	82	82.1	99	64	46	10.08	107	0
1957	74.5	29	85.2	29	63.9	49	5.29	147	0
1956	72.7	89	81.9	101	63.5	63	13.34	60	0
1955	76.3	7	86	16	66.7	2	21.39	3	1
1954	73.8	50	84.1	46	63.6	59	10.14	106	0
1953	74.9	21	85.7	23	64	46	6.67	137	0
1952	75.9	11	85.5	25	66.3	3	14.06	52	0
1951	73.6	60	83.4	69	63.9	49	9.99	109	0
1950	72.6	91	82.4	94	62.9	78	6.11	142	1
1949	76.4	3	86	16	66.9	1	9.13	119	0
1948	73.7	54	83.5	65	63.9	49	11.61	80	0
1947	73.5	65	83.3	73	63.7	55	14.30	48	0
1946	71.5	111	81.6	114	61.3	106	16.25	21	0
1945	73	82	82.4	94	63.7	55	15.83	33	0
1944	75.4	17	86.2	11	64.6	30	7.96	128	0
1943	76.3	7	86.5	10	66.2	6	6.58	138	0
1942	73.5	65	82.7	89	64.4	35	18.09	10	0
1941	73.4	69	83.5	65	63.3	68	12.81	65	0
1940	72.4	95	81.8	107	62.9	78	11.15	87	0
1939	73.8	50	82.9	83	64.7	24	11.19	86	0
1938	74.2	35	83.4	69	64.9	21	15.90	31	0
1937	74.1	39	82.8	87	65.5	12	12.43	70	0
1936	73.9	46	83.1	76	64.7	24	12.36	72	0
1935	73.2	74	81.9	101	64.5	33	10.90	95	0
1934	73.7	54	82.6	90	64.7	24	10.66	98	0
1933	73.2	74	82.3	97	64	46	13.99	53	0
1932	73.7	54	83.6	60	63.8	52	15.14	38	0
1931	74.4	32	83.9	53	65	20	14.13	50	0
1930	74.7	28	85.3	26	64.1	41	5.49	145	0
1929	72.3	98	82.6	90	62	99	9.16	118	0
1928	73.2	74	81.9	101	64.5	33	16.04	26	0
1927	70	128	79	129	61.1	108	12.20	74	0
1926	71.9	104	81	121	62.8	85	16.45	20	0
1925	73.8	50	84.3	41	63.4	66	16.12	23	0
1924	71.6	110	81	121	62.3	94	11.62	79	0
1923	73.9	46	83.5	65	64.3	38	4.70	149	0
1922	72.8	86	81.9	101	63.7	55	16.02	27	0
1921	74.2	35	84.1	46	64.2	40	7.74	132	0
1920	72.3	98	81.6	114	62.9	78	11.36	83	0
1919	72.8	86	81.9	101	63.6	59	15.18	37	0
1918	72.8	86	82.9	83	62.8	85	8.37	124	0
1917	73.6	60	82.8	87	64.4	35	9.02	121	0
1916	72.4	95	81.7	111	63.2	70	18.48	9	0
1915	71	121	79.9	127	62.2	96	15.84	32	0
1914	72.5	93	81.8	107	63.2	70	9.85	110	0
1913	73.4	69	83.7	57	63.1	73	6.35	139	0
1912	71.2	118	81.9	101	60.4	116	14.68	40	0
1911	73.6	60	84.2	45	63.1	73	17.22	15	0
1910	71.9	104	82.3	97	61.4	104	10.32	104	0
1909	71.9	104	83.6	60	60.3	121	4.16	150	0
1908	73.1	78	84.1	46	62.1	98	11.00	93	0
1907	70.3	126	80.8	123	59.7	127	11.46	82	0
1906	74.1	39	83.9	53	64.3	38	11.05	92	0
1905	72.4	95	82.4	94	62.4	92	12.87	63	0
1904	71.1	120	81.7	111	60.4	116	16.21	22	0
1903	69.4	130	78.6	130	60.2	124	16.09	25	0
1902	71.4	113	82.6	90	60.2	124	14.07	51	0
1901	74.8	24	84.9	33	64.7	24	14.33	46	0
1900	75.7	14	86.7	7	64.7	24	11.68	78	0
1899	73.8	50	84.8	36	62.8	85	13.68	55	0
1898	74.9	21	85.9	21	63.8	52	11.80	77	0
1897							11.34	84	92
1896							7.25	134	92
1895							11.09	90	92
1894							6.14	141	92
1892							10.01	108	92
1889	70.9	122	81.7	111	60.1	126	20.86	5	0
1888							12.47	68	22
1886							8.08	125	92
1885							10.42	103	92
1884							12.74	66	92
1883							12.87	63	92
1882							7.90	129	92
1881							9.46	117	92
1880							9.81	112	92
1878							6.20	140	92
1875							15.52	35	92
1874							9.82	111	92
1873							15.78	34	92
1872							14.18	49	92
1871							16.49	19	92
1870							15.01	39	92

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	76.8
2020	76.6
2022	76.4
2010	76.4
1966	76.4
1949	76.4
1955	76.3
1943	76.3
2021	76.1
2016	76

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1903	69.4
1982	69.9
1927	70
1992	70.3
1907	70.3
2000	70.6
1977	70.7
1972	70.8
1889	70.9
1915	71

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	25.58
2004	21.79
1955	21.39
2020	21.26
1889	20.86
1972	20.66
2017	20.02
1969	19.26
1916	18.48
1942	18.09

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1909	4.16
1923	4.70
1999	5.26
1957	5.29
1966	5.40
1930	5.49
1983	5.50
1962	5.51
1950	6.11
1894	6.14

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 103°F; 2 July 2026
Coldest night: 50°F; 2 June 2026
Wettest day: 1.41 in; 5 July 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 9.51 in of precipitation in Reading, PA, the driest summer since 2022, 36th driest of 150.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Reading, PA: 103°F on Thursday 2 July 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Reading, PA: a low of 50°F on Tuesday 2 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Reading, PA: 1.41 in on Sunday 5 July 2026.