Hot-summer humid continental
Topeka, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas · Population 126k · 1,004 ft elevation
Living in Topeka
Topeka has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 52 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Topeka at a glance
- Population
- 126k
- Elevation
- 1,004 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,931 hrs61th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $131k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $947/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.52%74th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.783th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%
- Violent crime rate
- 882 per 100k97th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,467 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1212th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 18°F | 0.9″ | 4.6″ | 177 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 23°F | 1.3″ | 5.2″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 32°F | 2.2″ | 1.7″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 43°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 234 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 5.3″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 64°F | 5.0″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 68°F | 4.2″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 65°F | 4.4″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 3.5″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | 0.4″ | 231 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 32°F | 2.0″ | 1.0″ | 195 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 23°F | 1.5″ | 4.1″ | 175 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology