Reading weather in July: Reading, Pennsylvania: normal highs, lows, rain and records for July
Reading in July has a normal high of 87°F and a normal low of 66°F, a daily mean of 76°F, holding near 87°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal July, 4.77 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 30°C and low of 19°C, 121 mm of precipitation in July.
- NOAA stationReading Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00014712
- Location40.37°N 75.97°W
- Elevation341 ft (104 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population96,000
- Jan 39° 23°
- Feb 42° 24°
- Mar 51° 32°
- Apr 63° 42°
- May 74° 52°
- Jun 82° 61°
- Jul 87° 66°
- Aug 84° 64°
- Sep 77° 57°
- Oct 65° 45°
- Nov 54° 35°
- Dec 43° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Reading in July?
The normal high is 87°F and the normal low 66°F, for a daily mean of 76.1°F. July is 4.5°F warmer than June and 1.8°F warmer than August. July is the warmest month of the year in Reading and the 2nd wettest. From one year to the next July's mean temperature typically moves about 2.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Julys in three average between 74°F and 79°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | 86°F | 65°F | 36% | 24% |
| July 8 | 87°F | 66°F | 35% | 24% |
| July 15 | 87°F | 66°F | 35% | 24% |
| July 22 | 87°F | 66°F | 36% | 25% |
| July 31 | 86°F | 66°F | 37% | 25% |
Every day of July: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon July 11, coldest night July 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | 86°F | 65°F | 36% | 24% | 15 h |
| July 2 | 86°F | 65°F | 36% | 24% | 15 h |
| July 3 | 86°F | 65°F | 36% | 24% | 15 h |
| July 4 | 86°F | 65°F | 36% | 24% | 15 h |
| July 5 | 86°F | 65°F | 36% | 24% | 15 h |
| July 6 | 86°F | 66°F | 36% | 24% | 15 h |
| July 7 | 87°F | 66°F | 36% | 24% | 15 h |
| July 8 | 87°F | 66°F | 35% | 24% | 15 h |
| July 9 | 87°F | 66°F | 35% | 24% | 14 h 50 min |
| July 10 | 87°F | 66°F | 35% | 24% | 14 h 50 min |
| July 11 | 87°F | 66°F | 35% | 24% | 14 h 50 min |
| July 12 | 87°F | 66°F | 35% | 24% | 14 h 50 min |
| July 13 | 87°F | 66°F | 35% | 24% | 14 h 50 min |
| July 14 | 87°F | 66°F | 35% | 24% | 14 h 50 min |
| July 15 | 87°F | 66°F | 35% | 24% | 14 h 50 min |
| July 16 | 87°F | 66°F | 35% | 24% | 14 h 50 min |
| July 17 | 87°F | 66°F | 35% | 24% | 14 h 50 min |
| July 18 | 87°F | 66°F | 36% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| July 19 | 87°F | 66°F | 36% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| July 20 | 87°F | 66°F | 36% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| July 21 | 87°F | 66°F | 36% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| July 22 | 87°F | 66°F | 36% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| July 23 | 87°F | 66°F | 36% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| July 24 | 87°F | 66°F | 36% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 25 | 87°F | 66°F | 37% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 26 | 86°F | 66°F | 37% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 27 | 86°F | 66°F | 37% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 28 | 86°F | 66°F | 37% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 29 | 86°F | 66°F | 37% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 30 | 86°F | 66°F | 37% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 31 | 86°F | 66°F | 37% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 87°FJuly average
- Normal low
- 66°FJuly average
- Precipitation
- 4.77 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 11
- Daylight
- 15 h to 14 h 20 minJuly 1 to July 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 28
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014712; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Reading in July?
On a given July day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around July 31 (37%). In all, 4.77 in falls on 11 days of a normal July, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal July in Reading, 11 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014712.
What are the records for July in Reading?
The warmest July temperature on Reading's official record (since 1888) is 106°F, on July 22, 2011; the coldest is 43°F, on July 2, 1888. The wettest July brought 12.41 in (1916).
The July mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 76.1°F: 2021 76.6°F (+0.5), 2022 79.0°F (+2.9), 2023 78.1°F (+2.0), 2024 79.3°F (+3.2), 2025 80.0°F (+3.9), 2026 77.1°F (+1.0). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| July | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76.6°F | +0.5°F | 4.90 in |
| 2022 | 79.0°F | +2.9°F | 2.84 in |
| 2023 | 78.1°F | +2.0°F | 10.07 in |
| 2024 | 79.3°F | +3.2°F | 5.19 in |
| 2025 | 80.0°F | +3.9°F | 6.69 in |
| 2026 | 77.1°F | +1.0°F | 3.22 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record RDGthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014712. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does July in Reading compare across Pennsylvania?
Across the 108 places PlainClimate covers in Pennsylvania, July normal highs run from 78°F in Laporte to 89°F in Marcus Hook; Reading's is 87°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.