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Topeka averages 17.1 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (5.2″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 5 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 18 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.4″
<1
<1
3
45°F
November
1.0″
<1
1
15
33°F
December
4.1″
1
5
26
24°F
January
4.6″
2
7
28
20°F
February
5.2″
1
5
23
24°F
March
1.7″
1
1
14
34°F
April
0.1″
0
0
4
44°F
Year
17.1″
5
18
114
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Topeka Muni Airport (3 mi from the city center, -128 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
17.1 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Topeka Muni Airport station, 3 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 5.2 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Topeka have?
About 114 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 20 °F.