Reading time
How long does it take to read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling is about 339 pages, so it takes about 6 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 12 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
5 h 56 min
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · J.K. Rowling · first published 1998
- Pages
- 339
- 30 min a day
- 12 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 7 h 51 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 5 h 56 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 4 h 43 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 32 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 24 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 12 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 8 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 6 days |
Page count: median of 306 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#2 in Harry Potter
Next in the series: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999, 416 pages)
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: reading time questions
- How many pages is Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is about 339 pages. That is the median across the 306 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?
- About 5 h 56 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 4 h 43 min.
- How many days to read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at 30 minutes a day?
- About 12 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 24 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
- What number is Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in the Harry Potter series?
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is book 2 in Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling.
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