Topeka, Kansas
Topeka has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa). It has hot, somewhat humid summers and cool to cold, fairly dry winters. It is in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6. Over the course of a year, the monthly daily average temperature ranges from  in January to  in July. The high temperature reaches  on average of 41.5 afternoons per year. The high reaches  an average of 3.5 afternoons per year. The low temperature falls below  on average of four mornings per year, and there are 21 afternoons per year that stay below freezing. The general time of year for freezing temperatures is October 15 through April 17.