Reading Weather in August
Reading in August
The short of it: Reading in August averages a high of 30 °C (87 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 87° · low 64° · rain 3.2 in. · daylight 13 h 41 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Reading an average August high of 87°, a low of 64° and some 3.2 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 87° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 3.2 in., the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 41 min in mid-August, 58 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Reading runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Sharonville, 3 mi to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
August in Reading, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 0.9 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 5 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SharonvilleOhio | 3 mi NNE | 86° | 64° | 3.2 in. |
| Blue AshOhio | 3 mi E | 86° | 64° | 3.3 in. |
| FinneytownOhio | 4 mi WSW | 86° | 64° | 3.3 in. |
| MontgomeryOhio | 5 mi E | 85° | 63° | 3.2 in. |
| MadeiraOhio | 5 mi ESE | 85° | 63° | 3.3 in. |
| NorwoodOhio | 5 mi SSW | 87° | 64° | 3.3 in. |
| SpringdaleOhio | 5 mi NNW | 86° | 63° | 3.2 in. |
| Forest ParkOhio | 6 mi NW | 86° | 63° | 3.3 in. |