Climate averages 1991–2020
Topeka weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Topeka: daytime highs average 19.1°C and nights cool to about 9.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 78 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 13 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lawrence (Kansas), United States (39 km away). In October its highs average 19.0°C, about as warm as Topeka, with 82 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Topeka ranks joint 294th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 247th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Topeka is 2.2°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.4°C to 11.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 78 mm to 53 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Topeka climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.8°C-5.4°C | -5.4°C | 29 | 5.2 | 9.810 h |
| February | 6.5°C-3.5°C | -3.5°C | 41 | 5.6 | 10.711 h |
| March | 12.6°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 73 | 8.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.3°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 108 | 11.0 | 13.213 h |
| May | 23.5°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 144 | 12.9 | 14.314 h |
| June | 28.7°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 124 | 11.5 | 14.915 h |
| July | 31.3°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 91 | 9.7 | 14.615 h |
| August | 30.4°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 102 | 9.2 | 13.714 h |
| September | 25.9°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 87 | 7.6 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 19.1°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 78 | 7.7 | 11.211 h |
| November | 11.7°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 53 | 5.6 | 10.110 h |
| December | 5.6°C-3.0°C | -3.0°C | 41 | 4.7 | 9.59 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Lawrence (Kansas), United States in OctoberUnited States · 39 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 9.9°C · 82 mm rain
- Olathe in OctoberUnited States · 77 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 9.8°C · 83 mm rain
- Overland Park in OctoberUnited States · 87 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 9.8°C · 83 mm rain
- Kansas City in OctoberUnited States · 95 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 9.6°C · 85 mm rain
- Saint Joseph in OctoberUnited States · 107 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 81 mm rain
- Independence in OctoberUnited States · 109 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 9.6°C · 85 mm rain
- Lee's Summit in OctoberUnited States · 113 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 9.7°C · 85 mm rain
- Wichita in OctoberUnited States · 209 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 10.5°C · 77 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Topeka) is explained once on the Topeka year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.