Topeka weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Topeka, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Topeka Asos, 7 km from Topeka; records cover 1887–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 36.5 in928 mm
- Snow a year
- 17 in43 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 14
- First fall freeze
- Oct 19
- Heating degree days
- 4,859
- Cooling degree days
- 1,534
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 2°−17° (heating, 99%) and 101°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Topeka in January
Highs average 40°5° and lows 20°−7°, with 0.89 in23 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2015)
- Record low
- −23°−31° (1892)
- Heating degree days
- 1078
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Topeka in February
Highs average 46°8° and lows 24°−4°, with 1.3 in33 mm of precipitation and 5 in13 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1972)
- Record low
- −25°−32° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 841
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Topeka in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 34°1°, with 2.3 in57 mm of precipitation and 1.7 in4.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2026)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 606
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Topeka in April
Highs average 67°19° and lows 44°7°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1893)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 309
- Cooling degree days
- 22
Topeka in May
Highs average 76°25° and lows 55°13°, with 5.2 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1934)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 96
- Cooling degree days
- 117
Topeka in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 65°18°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1936)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1888)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 320
Topeka in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 69°21°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1936)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 457
Topeka in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°19°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1936)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1891)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 399
Topeka in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 58°14°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1947)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 51
- Cooling degree days
- 179
Topeka in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°21° and lows 45°7°, with 2.9 in72 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1939)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 281
- Cooling degree days
- 33
Topeka in November
Highs average 55°13° and lows 33°1°, with 1.8 in45 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1980)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1887)
- Heating degree days
- 627
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Topeka in December
Highs average 44°7° and lows 24°−4°, with 1.5 in38 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1939)
- Record low
- −26°−32° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 964
- Cooling degree days
- 0