Topeka climate — normals and trends
Topeka (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 950 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Topeka averages 99 frost days, 63 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Topeka has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 107 to 91 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.2 °C (on 13 July 1954) and the coldest -32.9 °C (on 23 December 1989).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
TopekaKansas
- coords
- 39.05°, -95.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.7°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
7.6°C
Annual rainfall
950mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
28.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
63 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.2 cm
Average feels-like high
16.6 °C
Average feels-like low
5.1 °C
Average peak gust
39.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
56 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.2 °C
13 July 1954
Coldest day
-32.9 °C
23 December 1989
Wettest day
107 mm
13 September 1961
Windiest day
53.0 km/h
23 April 2022
Strongest gust
115.6 km/h
15 December 2021
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
21 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-38.2 °C
23 December 1989
Snowiest day
23.4 cm
1 April 1970
Sunniest day
14.7 h
22 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.3 °C | -2.7 °C | 50 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | 4.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 16 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 18.2 °C | +6.2 °C | 72 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 19.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 169 mm | +63 mm |
| May | 23.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 120 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 168 mm | +38 mm |
| Jul | 31.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 175 mm | +93 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | -1.5 °C | 63 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 87 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 58 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 14.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 53 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 9.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 14 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Topeka?
Topeka has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 950 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Topeka?
The hottest day measured in Topeka between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1954, reaching 43.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Topeka?
The coldest day measured in Topeka between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at -32.9 °C.
Does it snow in Topeka?
Yes. Topeka gets on average 45.2 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Topeka warmed?
Yes: Topeka warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Topeka?
The wettest day measured in Topeka between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1961, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Topeka?
The windiest day measured in Topeka between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 2022, with winds reaching 53.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Topeka?
The warmest month in Topeka is July (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Topeka?
Topeka receives on average 950 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Topeka?
Topeka gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Topeka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Topeka between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1970, with 23.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Topeka?
Yes: Topeka has on average 56 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Topeka?
In Topeka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 21 August 2023, and the lowest was -38.2 °C on 23 December 1989.
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