Topeka, KS: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 78.3°F in Topeka, KS, the warmest summer since 2024, tied 41st warmest of 140 (with 1946 and 1930).

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 78.3°F; Warmest since 2024; 41st warmest of 140
Precipitation: 13.04 in; Wettest since 2025; 64th wettest of 140

A normal summer in Topeka, KS (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 77.8°F, between 75.4°F and 79.8°F in eight years of ten and 13.21 in of precipitation, between 7.97 in and 18.67 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Topeka, KS since 1887: 78.3°F in 2026; the highest is 84.8°F, in 1936.

Normal range, 75.4 to 79.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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
2026	78.3	41	87.8	66	68.7	12	13.04	64
2025	77.3	59	87.4	75	67.2	45	14.34	50
2024	78.7	31	89.6	37	67.8	27	14.09	55
2023	79.3	21	91.3	17	67.4	41	8.34	114
2022	79.5	18	90.7	24	68.3	17	8.33	115
2021	78.5	36	89	44	68	23	11.66	81
2020	78.6	34	89	44	68.2	19	14.48	47
2019	77.1	64	87.1	85	67	49	21.73	5
2018	79.7	16	91.1	19	68.3	17	9.95	95
2017	76.3	88	87.1	85	65.5	88	18.32	21
2016	79	25	89.2	40	68.8	10	13.58	58
2015	77.1	64	87.1	85	67.1	47	18.65	18
2014	77.8	51	88.6	48	66.9	52	12.37	75
2013	77.2	61	87.7	68	66.8	56	10.14	94
2012	80.7	9	94.3	3	67.1	47	7.75	123
2011	82	3	93.4	5	70.5	3	8.28	116
2010	80.7	9	91.5	15	70	4	15.82	35
2009	75.1	111	85	119	65.1	98	18.87	17
2008	76.8	75	87.1	85	66.4	70	12.65	72
2007	78.9	27	88.8	47	69.1	7	9.17	105
2006	79.2	22	90.9	21	67.4	41	13.63	57
2005	77.5	54	88	62	67	49	22.58	4
2004	73.3	133	83.3	133	63.2	131	18.57	19
2003	78.4	38	90.3	27	66.5	66	10.65	88
2002	78.9	27	90.3	27	67.6	34	7.98	121
2001	78.5	36	89.2	40	67.8	27	14.65	43
2000	79	25	90.1	31	67.8	27	10.63	89
1999	77.8	51	88	62	67.6	34	7.88	122
1998	77.4	56	87.4	75	67.4	41	17.42	27
1997	75.8	101	86.7	92	64.9	104	8.60	111
1996	75.4	105	85.3	113	65.5	88	16.71	29
1995	77.9	47	88.6	48	67.3	44	12.84	66
1994	76.1	93	87.2	83	65	102	15.66	36
1993	76.3	88	85.8	107	66.9	52	18.45	20
1992	72.2	137	82.8	136	61.7	138	10.96	87
1991	78.2	44	90.3	27	66.1	73	4.72	138
1990	77.1	64	87.6	73	66.6	64	14.27	52
1989	74.6	121	85.7	109	63.6	122	16.19	30
1988	77.1	64	90.2	30	63.9	121	6.21	135
1987	76.6	78	87.4	75	65.8	80	13.54	59
1986	76.5	81	87.3	80	65.8	80	12.22	78
1985	74.8	118	86.1	103	63.5	126	16.02	31
1984	76.3	88	88.4	54	64.2	117	12.87	65
1983	79.2	22	90.8	22	67.7	31	7.29	129
1982	74.4	125	84	129	64.9	104	15.60	37
1981	76	94	85.2	117	66.9	52	20.95	9
1980	81.2	4	93.7	4	68.7	12	7.29	129
1979	75.7	103	85.3	113	66.1	73	15.52	39
1978	75.8	101	87.4	75	64.3	114	9.72	97
1977	77	69	87.7	68	66.3	72	23.46	3
1976	75.9	97	88.4	54	63.3	129	4.59	139
1975	76.9	70	88.6	48	65.2	95	7.22	131
1974	75	114	86.7	92	63.2	131	11.51	83
1973	76.5	81	87.4	75	65.5	88	15.95	33
1972	74.5	123	85.7	109	63.3	129	9.21	101
1971	75.9	97	87.3	80	64.5	112	7.43	128
1970	76.8	75	88.3	57	65.2	95	8.04	120
1969	74.6	121	84.2	128	64.9	104	12.59	73
1968	75.3	107	84.9	120	65.8	80	20.75	10
1967	73.1	134	83.2	135	62.9	133	20.10	13
1966	76.9	70	87.7	68	66	75	13.20	63
1965	75	114	84.8	121	65.3	93	17.00	28
1964	76	94	86.6	96	65.4	91	18.15	24
1963	78.7	31	89.8	34	67.6	34	7.14	132
1962	75.1	111	86	104	64.3	114	14.78	42
1961	74.4	125	85.2	117	63.5	126	11.60	82
1960	75.1	111	85.6	112	64.6	110	10.29	92
1959	76.4	86	87.1	85	65.6	86	8.44	112
1958	74.3	128	84.6	124	64	119	19.81	14
1957	77.1	64	88.3	57	65.9	76	11.79	80
1956	78.8	30	90.8	22	66.8	56	12.11	79
1955	78.4	38	90.1	31	66.6	64	11.02	86
1954	81.1	5	93.3	6	69	8	15.57	38
1953	79.4	20	92.3	9	66.5	66	8.37	113
1952	80	14	92.1	11	67.9	24	5.98	137
1951	74.3	128	84.6	124	64.1	118	27.23	1
1950	72.3	136	82.8	136	61.8	137	23.70	2
1949	76.9	70	87.8	66	65.9	76	18.24	22
1948	76.4	86	87.7	68	65	102	12.75	69
1947	79.1	24	90.6	25	67.6	34	14.12	54
1946	78.3	41	89.8	34	66.8	56	13.42	60
1945	75.5	104	86	104	65.1	98	8.94	108
1944	77.9	47	88.3	57	67.5	38	13.76	56
1943	80.4	11	91.2	18	69.5	5	17.85	25
1942	77.9	47	88.2	60	67.7	31	14.47	48
1941	78.6	34	89.5	39	67.7	31	14.62	44
1940	78.1	45	89.7	36	66.5	66	9.24	99
1939	80	14	92	12	68.1	20	10.40	90
1938	80.4	11	92	12	68.7	12	8.70	110
1937	81.1	5	93.1	8	69	8	6.14	136
1936	84.8	1	98.8	1	70.8	2	2.60	140
1935	79.5	18	91.1	19	67.9	24	9.06	107
1934	84.7	2	98.1	2	71.3	1	7.58	125
1933	79.7	16	91.5	15	67.8	27	8.22	117
1932	78.4	38	88.6	48	68.1	20	15.17	40
1931	78	46	88.5	53	67.5	38	12.74	70
1930	78.3	41	89.1	42	67.5	38	9.18	104
1929	76.7	77	86.6	96	66.7	62	7.52	126
1928	74.9	116	84.5	126	65.3	93	12.77	68
1927	72.8	135	82.2	139	63.4	128	20.72	11
1926	76.9	70	87.9	65	65.8	80	8.18	118
1925	77.8	51	88.6	48	67	49	10.34	91
1924	75.4	105	85.7	109	65.1	98	14.20	53
1923	76.6	78	86.4	98	66.9	52	13.29	61
1922	77.4	56	88	62	66.8	56	9.82	96
1921	77.9	47	87.6	73	68.1	20	20.44	12
1920	74.2	130	84.7	123	63.6	122	15.04	41
1919	77.5	54	88.2	60	66.8	56	7.47	127
1918	80.2	13	92	12	68.4	16	8.07	119
1917	75.3	107	86.3	100	64.3	114	9.19	103
1916	77.4	56	88.4	54	66.4	70	7.07	133
1915	71.2	140	80.4	140	62.1	136	19.15	16
1914	78.7	31	88.9	46	68.6	15	12.81	67
1913	80.8	8	92.2	10	69.3	6	6.51	134
1912	76.2	92	86.7	92	65.6	86	9.22	100
1911	78.9	27	89.9	33	67.9	24	8.90	109
1910	75.3	107	85.3	113	65.2	95	12.56	74
1909	77.3	59	87.3	80	67.2	45	15.93	34
1908	74.5	123	84.3	127	64.8	107	21.39	6
1907	75.9	97	85.9	106	65.9	76	12.28	77
1906	74.9	116	85.3	113	64.4	113	12.30	76
1905	76	94	86.3	100	65.8	80	11.05	85
1904	73.5	131	83.4	132	63.6	122	13.24	62
1903	73.4	132	83.3	133	63.6	122	21.34	7
1902	74.4	125	83.7	131	65.1	98	14.52	45
1901	81	7	93.3	6	68.8	10	7.67	124
1900	77.2	61	87.7	68	66.8	56	9.21	101
1899	76.5	81	86.4	98	66.7	62	12.66	71
1898	76.6	78	86.7	92	66.5	66	9.09	106
1897	76.5	81	87.2	83	65.8	80	14.52	45
1896	76.5	81	87.1	85	65.9	76	14.33	51
1895	74.7	120	84.8	121	64.6	110	18.22	23
1894	76.9	70	89.1	42	64.7	108	10.15	93
1893	75.3	107	85.8	107	64.7	108	14.39	49
1892	75.9	97	86.3	100	65.4	91	11.24	84
1891	72.1	139	82.8	136	61.4	139	21.17	8
1890	77.2	61	90.4	26	64	119	9.50	98
1889	72.2	137	84	129	60.4	140	17.67	26
1888	74.8	118	86.9	91	62.7	135	19.37	15
1887	76.3	88	89.6	37	62.9	133	16.02	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1936	84.8
1934	84.7
2011	82
1980	81.2
1954	81.1
1937	81.1
1901	81
1913	80.8
2012	80.7
2010	80.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1915	71.2
1891	72.1
1992	72.2
1889	72.2
1950	72.3
1927	72.8
1967	73.1
2004	73.3
1903	73.4
1904	73.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1951	27.23
1950	23.70
1977	23.46
2005	22.58
2019	21.73
1908	21.39
1903	21.34
1891	21.17
1981	20.95
1968	20.75

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	2.60
1976	4.59
1991	4.72
1952	5.98
1937	6.14
1988	6.21
1913	6.51
1916	7.07
1963	7.14
1975	7.22

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 102°F; 30 August 2026
Coldest night: 54°F; 19 June 2026
Wettest day: 2.34 in; 21 June 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 13.04 in of precipitation in Topeka, KS, the wettest summer since 2025, 64th wettest of 140.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Topeka, KS: 102°F on Sunday 30 August 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Topeka, KS: a low of 54°F on Friday 19 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Topeka, KS: 2.34 in on Sunday 21 June 2026.