Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Reading, MA. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4 in Reading sits in that classic New England in-between: expect a high around 53° and a low near 34°, with roughly a 4-in-10 chance of rain. The date has seen wild swings over the years — from a balmy 75° in 2010 to a teeth-chattering 18° back in 2016.
Reading's weather has real range. The mercury has climbed as high as 105° (June 28, 1991) and cratered to -22° (January 22, 1984) — a brutal 127-degree spread between extremes. On the wet side, a single October day in 1962 dumped 8.64 inches of rain, and a January 2005 storm buried the area under 28 inches of snow.
Summer is the sweet spot, with the warmest week of the year (July 16–22) averaging a high of 83°. January is the flip side — highs barely reach 37° during the coldest stretch of winter. If you're watching for rain, late September is the wettest stretch of the year, averaging over an inch of precipitation in a single week.