Topeka, KS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TOPEKA - NWS, KS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Topeka has an annual average temperature of 54.9°F with about 37.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.31 in) and January the driest (0.92 in).
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All-time records →237 of 366 (64.8%) 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.
| 2000s | 8 | |
| 2010s | 220 | |
| 2020s | 138 |
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 | 39.9°F | 18.7°F | 29.3°F | 0.92 in | — | — |
| February | 45.0°F | 22.9°F | 34.0°F | 1.33 in | — | — |
| March | 56.2°F | 32.6°F | 44.4°F | 2.24 in | — | — |
| April | 66.5°F | 43.0°F | 54.8°F | 3.86 in | — | — |
| May | 75.7°F | 54.6°F | 65.1°F | 5.31 in | — | — |
| June | 85.0°F | 64.3°F | 74.7°F | 5.02 in | — | — |
| July | 88.5°F | 68.1°F | 78.3°F | 4.21 in | — | — |
| August | 87.4°F | 65.5°F | 76.5°F | 4.43 in | — | — |
| September | 80.3°F | 56.7°F | 68.5°F | 3.54 in | — | — |
| October | 68.8°F | 44.3°F | 56.6°F | 2.91 in | — | — |
| November | 55.0°F | 32.2°F | 43.6°F | 2.01 in | — | — |
| December | 43.3°F | 22.9°F | 33.1°F | 1.51 in | — | — |
Climate twins of Topeka
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