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Reading averages 27.2 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (9.5″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 7 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 30 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.3″
<1
<1
1
45°F
November
0.8″
<1
1
12
35°F
December
3.9″
1
5
23
28°F
January
7.4″
2
8
26
23°F
February
9.5″
2
11
24
24°F
March
5.0″
1
5
17
32°F
April
0.3″
<1
<1
4
42°F
Year
27.2″
7
30
107
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Reading 3.5 Sw (4 mi from the city center, +49 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Reading Spaatz Fld. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
27.2 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Reading 3.5 Sw station, 4 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 9.5 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Reading have?
About 107 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 23 °F.