Reading climate

Reading Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hillsdale, 13.8 km from Reading

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 60°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.93 in over about 11 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Reading, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
3.93 in
Record high
104°FAug 6, 1918
Record low
34°FAug 30, 1976
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.8
Daylight
14 h 24 min to 13 h 10 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
7.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 182°F60°F97°F 193543°F 190335%0%
Aug 282°F60°F99°F 193040°F 192735%0%
Aug 381°F60°F99°F 194441°F 196535%0%
Aug 481°F60°F97°F 198843°F 197835%0%
Aug 581°F60°F101°F 191841°F 197235%0%
Aug 681°F60°F104°F 191842°F 199435%0%
Aug 781°F59°F100°F 191843°F 190335%0%
Aug 881°F59°F97°F 194142°F 197635%0%
Aug 981°F59°F99°F 193438°F 196435%0%
Aug 1081°F59°F96°F 194439°F 197235%0%
Aug 1181°F59°F96°F 194141°F 196736%0%
Aug 1281°F59°F95°F 193639°F 196736%0%
Aug 1381°F59°F100°F 193642°F 194136%0%
Aug 1480°F59°F98°F 194437°F 196436%0%
Aug 1580°F59°F96°F 193636°F 196436%0%
Aug 1680°F59°F97°F 191339°F 192936%0%
Aug 1780°F59°F95°F 192240°F 198136%0%
Aug 1880°F58°F97°F 194737°F 196336%0%
Aug 1980°F58°F98°F 194737°F 197736%0%
Aug 2080°F58°F98°F 191638°F 189736%0%
Aug 2180°F58°F98°F 191637°F 195036%0%
Aug 2280°F58°F101°F 193639°F 192336%0%
Aug 2379°F58°F94°F 193637°F 195235%0%
Aug 2479°F57°F96°F 194736°F 198435%0%
Aug 2579°F57°F95°F 194837°F 198435%0%
Aug 2679°F57°F96°F 194840°F 194435%0%
Aug 2779°F57°F97°F 194840°F 198435%0%
Aug 2879°F57°F94°F 195338°F 198235%0%
Aug 2979°F56°F95°F 195335°F 196534%0%
Aug 3078°F56°F97°F 192534°F 197634%0%
Aug 3178°F56°F96°F 195334°F 189734%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Reading, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 8:57 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 8:14 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00203823 (Hillsdale), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00203823, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.