Topeka, KS: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 62.5°F in Topeka, KS, the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2012, tied 2nd warmest of 139 (with 1934).

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 62.5°F; Warmest since 2012; 2nd warmest of 139
Precipitation: 36.47 in; Wettest since 2019; 23rd wettest of 139

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Topeka, KS (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 59.3°F, between 57.8°F and 61.5°F in eight years of ten and 31.95 in of precipitation, between 23.36 in and 41.61 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Topeka, KS since 1888: 62.5°F in 2026; the highest is 63.9°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 57.8 to 61.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Topeka, KS from 1887 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	62.5	2	74.2	5	50.8	5	36.47	23	0
2025	58.8	69	70.2	49	47.4	77	27.20	80	0
2024	62.1	6	74.3	4	49.9	16	26.71	88	0
2023	61.9	8	74.7	3	49.2	31	21.79	123	0
2022	60.4	22	72.7	13	48.1	65	27.19	81	0
2021	59.9	33	70.7	38	49.2	31	30.68	58	0
2020	59.9	33	70.7	38	49.2	31	32.20	47	0
2019	59	66	69.1	82	49	38	44.91	4	0
2018	60.6	20	72.3	18	49	38	25.10	99	0
2017	61.5	13	72.7	13	50.3	10	36.23	24	0
2016	61.6	11	72.6	15	50.6	7	41.43	9	0
2015	59.3	49	70.5	41	48.2	63	40.79	11	0
2014	58.3	82	70.1	55	46.5	101	26.30	91	0
2013	59.1	62	70.2	49	48	67	28.78	65	0
2012	63.9	1	76.8	1	51	4	20.28	130	0
2011	59.8	35	71.4	29	48.1	65	24.39	106	0
2010	59.8	35	70	58	49.7	19	33.74	37	0
2009	58.3	82	69.5	72	47.1	84	35.17	30	0
2008	57.5	95	68.3	98	46.7	93	33.24	42	0
2007	60.9	16	71.5	25	50.2	12	31.70	52	0
2006	61.8	9	73.7	8	49.8	17	27.08	84	0
2005	60.1	28	70.8	36	49.3	29	45.20	3	0
2004	57.9	88	68.7	93	47.2	82	33.57	39	0
2003	58.8	69	70.4	44	47.1	84	26.01	93	0
2002	60.4	22	72.2	20	48.6	47	24.61	102	0
2001	59.3	49	70	58	48.6	47	40.08	15	0
2000	61.4	14	73.2	10	49.6	21	23.36	113	0
1999	59.3	49	69.8	64	48.8	44	30.57	60	0
1998	60	30	69.9	62	50.1	13	32.64	45	0
1997	57.8	92	69.1	82	46.6	98	23.32	114	0
1996	56.6	121	67.6	116	45.6	123	32.60	46	0
1995	58.2	84	68.7	93	47.6	72	35.17	30	0
1994	57.9	88	69.5	72	46.4	102	24.13	108	0
1993	56.3	126	65.9	136	46.6	98	43.25	6	0
1992	58.8	69	70.1	55	47.5	74	28.09	71	0
1991	60.8	19	72.6	15	49	38	21.66	124	0
1990	59.6	41	70.9	33	48.3	58	30.21	61	0
1989	57.3	100	69.2	81	45.4	129	34.73	34	0
1988	58.4	79	71.1	31	45.7	121	17.41	137	0
1987	60.2	27	71.5	25	48.9	43	31.29	53	0
1986	60.6	20	71.5	25	49.6	21	33.50	40	0
1985	56.9	115	67.7	112	46	110	40.44	13	0
1984	57.3	100	68.2	101	46.3	105	32.10	50	0
1983	59.8	35	70.2	49	49.5	23	26.82	85	0
1982	55.7	133	66.2	133	45.2	131	32.17	48	0
1981	59.1	62	70	58	48.2	63	33.61	38	0
1980	58.6	77	70.5	41	46.7	93	20.76	127	0
1979	54.1	139	65.1	138	43.1	137	28.70	66	0
1978	55.3	137	66.6	129	44.1	136	27.15	83	0
1977	59.5	44	70.6	40	48.3	58	42.45	7	0
1976	58.8	69	71.7	23	46	110	18.19	134	0
1975	57.4	97	68.8	89	46	110	23.54	109	0
1974	57.5	95	69.3	80	45.6	123	24.69	101	0
1973	58.1	86	68.1	104	48	67	50.32	1	0
1972	57.3	100	68.8	89	45.8	117	23.39	112	0
1971	57	111	68.3	98	45.7	121	20.12	131	0
1970	57.9	88	69.5	72	46.3	105	28.04	72	0
1969	57.1	109	66.9	125	47.3	79	29.00	63	0
1968	56.7	120	67.5	119	45.9	115	35.75	28	0
1967	57.4	97	68.3	98	46.4	102	44.72	5	0
1966	57.6	94	69.6	68	45.5	128	17.85	135	0
1965	57.2	105	67.7	112	46.6	98	34.39	36	0
1964	58.8	69	70.4	44	47.1	84	28.63	67	0
1963	59.3	49	70.9	33	47.6	72	16.93	138	0
1962	56.9	115	67.9	108	45.9	115	30.79	56	0
1961	56.4	124	67.6	116	45.3	130	33.39	41	0
1960	55.5	135	66.1	134	45	132	21.39	125	0
1959	57.4	97	68.2	101	46.7	93	24.75	100	0
1958	56.5	123	66.7	128	46.3	105	34.77	33	0
1957	57.3	100	67.8	109	46.7	93	31.77	51	0
1956	59.2	56	72	22	46.3	105	21.30	126	0
1955	60	30	71.7	23	48.3	58	27.84	73	0
1954	61.6	11	74	6	49.3	29	25.82	95	0
1953	60.4	22	72.8	12	48	67	21.93	121	0
1952	59.5	44	71.5	25	47.5	74	17.76	136	0
1951	56.3	126	67.1	123	45.6	123	45.69	2	0
1950	56	130	67.3	121	44.7	133	38.60	17	0
1949	57.2	105	68	107	46.4	102	40.54	12	0
1948	57.2	105	68.8	89	45.6	123	27.35	79	0
1947	59.2	56	70.1	55	48.4	54	30.69	57	0
1946	62.1	6	73.1	11	51.2	2	27.37	78	0
1945	58.9	68	68.7	93	49.1	35	36.55	22	0
1944	59.6	41	69.4	78	49.8	17	36.78	20	0
1943	59.5	44	70.4	44	48.5	52	28.27	70	0
1942	59.6	41	69.7	67	49.5	23	35.76	27	0
1941	60.4	22	70.3	48	50.4	8	36.04	25	0
1940	57.3	100	67.6	116	46.9	91	21.80	122	0
1939	62.2	5	74	6	50.3	10	20.02	132	0
1938	62.4	4	73.6	9	51.2	2	26.79	86	0
1937	59.2	56	70	58	48.4	54	16.35	139	0
1936	60.4	22	72.3	18	48.4	54	20.40	129	0
1935	59.8	35	70.2	49	49.4	27	30.94	54	0
1934	62.5	2	74.8	2	50.1	13	22.48	118	0
1933	61.3	15	72.6	15	50.1	13	19.56	133	0
1932	59.3	49	69.5	72	49.1	35	24.59	103	0
1931	60.9	16	71	32	50.8	5	26.23	92	0
1930	60	30	70.5	41	49.5	23	26.35	90	0
1929	56.8	118	66.4	130	47.2	82	27.48	77	0
1928	59.1	62	69.6	68	48.5	52	23.52	111	0
1927	58.4	79	67.8	109	49	38	40.10	14	0
1926	58.8	69	68.9	88	48.7	45	27.67	76	0
1925	60.1	28	70.8	36	49.5	23	23.27	115	0
1924	56.1	128	66.4	130	45.8	117	26.75	87	0
1923	58.6	77	68.8	89	48.4	54	25.67	96	0
1922	59.4	48	69.8	64	49	38	32.11	49	0
1921	61.7	10	72.1	21	51.4	1	36.61	21	0
1920	57.2	105	67.4	120	47.1	84	29.42	62	0
1919	59.5	44	69.5	72	49.4	27	25.14	98	0
1918	58.7	75	70.2	49	47.1	84	26.68	89	0
1917	56.8	118	67.8	109	45.8	117	24.57	104	0
1916	58	87	68.6	96	47.3	79	21.96	120	0
1915	56	130	64.7	139	47.3	79	41.88	8	0
1914	59.7	39	69.6	68	49.7	19	28.54	68	0
1913	59.3	49	69.9	62	48.6	47	27.80	74	0
1912	55.4	136	65.2	137	45.6	123	22.83	117	0
1911	60.9	16	71.4	29	50.4	8	24.16	107	0
1910	58.7	75	69.1	82	48.3	58	30.67	59	0
1909	58.4	79	69.1	82	47.8	70	38.28	18	0
1908	59.1	62	69.6	68	48.6	47	35.94	26	0
1907	57.8	92	68.1	104	47.4	77	24.43	105	0
1906	58.2	84	68.5	97	47.8	70	20.70	128	0
1905	57.1	109	67.2	122	47	89	35.09	32	0
1904	56.1	128	66.1	134	46	110	33.11	43	0
1903	56.9	115	66.8	126	47	89	39.94	16	0
1902	56.6	121	66.4	130	46.7	93	29.00	63	0
1901	59.2	56	70.2	49	48.3	58	21.99	119	0
1900	59	66	69.4	78	48.6	47	27.17	82	0
1899	56.4	124	66.8	126	46	110	25.67	96	0
1898	59.2	56	69.1	82	49.2	31	34.48	35	0
1897	59.3	49	69.8	64	48.7	45	25.97	94	0
1896	59.7	39	70.4	44	49.1	35	32.87	44	0
1895	57.9	88	69	87	46.9	91	28.41	69	0
1894	59.2	56	70.9	33	47.5	74	23.26	116	0
1893	57	111	68.1	104	45.8	117	30.94	54	0
1892	57	111	67.7	112	46.3	105	37.45	19	0
1891	55.8	132	67.1	123	44.5	134	41.07	10	0
1890	57	111	69.5	72	44.5	134	23.53	110	0
1889	55.6	134	68.2	101	43.1	137	35.36	29	0
1888	55.1	138	67.7	112	42.5	139	27.71	75	0
1887									151

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	63.9
2026	62.5
1934	62.5
1938	62.4
1939	62.2
2024	62.1
1946	62.1
2023	61.9
2006	61.8
1921	61.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1979	54.1
1888	55.1
1978	55.3
1912	55.4
1960	55.5
1889	55.6
1982	55.7
1891	55.8
1950	56
1915	56

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1973	50.32
1951	45.69
2005	45.20
2019	44.91
1967	44.72
1993	43.25
1977	42.45
1915	41.88
2016	41.43
1891	41.07

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1937	16.35
1963	16.93
1988	17.41
1952	17.76
1966	17.85
1976	18.19
1933	19.56
1939	20.02
1971	20.12
2012	20.28

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 103°F; 8 September 2026
Coldest night: -7°F; 26 January 2026
Wettest day: 2.78 in; 27 April 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	28.5°F 58th coldest of 139	1.58 in 25th wettest of 139
February	42.6°F 8th warmest of 139	1.14 in 65th wettest of 139
March	51.8°F 5th warmest of 139	1.26 in 39th driest of 139
April	60.3°F 11th warmest of 139	6.36 in 8th wettest of 139
May	65.2°F 56th warmest of 139	5.99 in 35th wettest of 139
June	75.5°F 51st warmest of 140	6.52 in 31st wettest of 140
July	79.6°F 56th warmest of 140	6.01 in 29th wettest of 140
August	79.6°F 30th warmest of 140	0.51 in 4th driest of 140
September	77.2°F 2nd warmest of 140	5.23 in 30th wettest of 140
October so far	65.8°F 35th warmest of 140	1.87 in 26th wettest of 140

Hot days and freezes

Topeka, KS has had 55 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2024, tied 44th most of 139 (with 2024, 1921 and 1897).
Topeka, KS has had 7 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2023, tied 41st most of 139 (with 1988, 1970 and 1917).
Topeka, KS has had 63 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 111th most of 139 (with 2020 and 1905).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Topeka, KS came on Sunday 5 April 2026, the latest since 2025, tied 108th latest of 139 (with 2024, 2011, 2002 and 2 other years).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
30 March	Warmest day	90°F	85°F 1943	Provisional
26 March	Warmest day	96°F	85°F 1991, 1910	Provisional
25 March	Warmest day	92°F	91°F 1907	Provisional
21 March	Warmest day	95°F	91°F 1916, 1907	Provisional
20 March	Warmest day	92°F	85°F 1953	Provisional
10 March	Warmest day	86°F	84°F 1967	Provisional
9 February	Warmest day	77°F	72°F 1932	Provisional
7 January	Warmest day	69°F	68°F 1965	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 36.47 in of precipitation in Topeka, KS, the wettest 1 January to 9 October since 2019, 23rd wettest of 139.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Topeka, KS: 103°F on Tuesday 8 September 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Topeka, KS: a low of -7°F on Monday 26 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Topeka, KS: 2.78 in on Monday 27 April 2026.