Climate averages 1991–2020
Reading, United States weather
in October.
A mild, wet month: the 6th warmest and the joint 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Reading, United States: daytime highs average 17.7°C and nights cool to about 8.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 95 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a wet month (the joint 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 10 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Allentown (48 km away). In October its highs average 17.2°C, 0.5°C cooler than Reading, United States, with 100 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Reading, United States ranks joint 329th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 367th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Reading, United States is 3.6°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.4°C to 11.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 95 mm to 77 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Reading, United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.4°C-4.4°C | -4.4°C | 82 | 9.3 | 9.610 h |
| February | 5.0°C-4.0°C | -4.0°C | 75 | 9.0 | 10.611 h |
| March | 9.7°C-0.1°C | -0.1°C | 99 | 10.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.4°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 96 | 10.8 | 13.313 h |
| May | 22.0°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 92 | 11.3 | 14.414 h |
| June | 27.0°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 96 | 11.0 | 15.015 h |
| July | 29.7°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 95 | 10.7 | 14.715 h |
| August | 28.7°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 85 | 9.8 | 13.814 h |
| September | 24.7°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 108 | 9.1 | 12.513 h |
| October, selected | 17.7°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 95 | 8.7 | 11.211 h |
| November | 11.3°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 77 | 8.1 | 10.010 h |
| December | 5.9°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 94 | 9.1 | 9.49 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Allentown in OctoberUnited States · 48 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 7.8°C · 100 mm rain
- Bethlehem, United States in OctoberUnited States · 57 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 7.8°C · 105 mm rain
- Wilmington (Delaware), United States in OctoberUnited States · 73 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 10.0°C · 91 mm rain
- Philadelphia in OctoberUnited States · 78 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 10.0°C · 91 mm rain
- Camden in OctoberUnited States · 82 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 10.0°C · 90 mm rain
- Cherry Hill in OctoberUnited States · 88 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 10.3°C · 90 mm rain
- Trenton in OctoberUnited States · 101 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 9.5°C · 92 mm rain
- Scranton in OctoberUnited States · 121 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 7.5°C · 93 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Reading) is explained once on the Reading, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.