2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Reading, PA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia has 17.9% more rainy days than Reading.
- Olympia has 33.0% less Sunny Days than Reading.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Olympia scores 1.4% worse than Reading
 Reading, PAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall18  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock167106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock922443
Reviews for Reading    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Having lived in Reading in the 1960's and early 1970's I can definitely say the city has gone downhill as it has in reality been a victim of two major forces; first  More

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Over 11 years ago

Berks County is beautiful in the fall. Cool, crisp air and the trees are a pallet of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Well to start, in the past 8 years ive lived in 7 states, some pros and cons. Tucson I loved in all respects except its not as nice as living in a small town but it  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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