Topeka, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HAVANA, IL US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Topeka has an annual average temperature of 52.5°F with about 41 inches of precipitation per year and 27.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 16.4°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.08 in) and February the driest (2.18 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,433
Cooling need
930

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Topeka's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
20
1970s
83
1980s
114
1990s
77
2000s
72
2010s
0
2020s
0

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 33.5°F 16.4°F 25.0°F 2.20 in 9.7 in 8
February 38.8°F 20.4°F 29.6°F 2.18 in 5.8 in 7
March 51.2°F 30.2°F 40.7°F 2.72 in 3.2 in 9
April 63.8°F 40.9°F 52.4°F 4.22 in 1.2 in 10
May 74.5°F 52.8°F 63.7°F 5.08 in 11
June 84.6°F 61.6°F 73.1°F 4.73 in 9
July 88.1°F 65.1°F 76.6°F 4.18 in 8
August 86.0°F 62.9°F 74.4°F 4.02 in 7
September 80.4°F 53.5°F 66.9°F 3.26 in 7
October 67.8°F 42.0°F 54.9°F 3.37 in 8
November 52.4°F 31.8°F 42.1°F 2.73 in 1.1 in 7
December 39.1°F 21.8°F 30.5°F 2.35 in 6.9 in 8

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