Hastings climate — normals and trends
Hastings (New Zealand) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 786 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hastings averages 7 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Hastings has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 13 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 7 February 1973) and the coldest -4.8 °C (on 1 July 1951).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
HastingsHawke's Bay Region
- coords
- -39.64°, 176.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.3°C
Average daily high
17.6°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
786mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
10.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.4 cm
Average feels-like high
15.9 °C
Average feels-like low
6.8 °C
Average peak gust
39.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
36.0 °C
7 February 1973
Coldest day
-4.8 °C
1 July 1951
Wettest day
89 mm
14 February 2023
Windiest day
66.2 km/h
29 January 1952
Strongest gust
123.1 km/h
23 March 1944
Hottest feels-like
37.1 °C
7 February 1973
Coldest feels-like
-9.0 °C
1 July 1951
Snowiest day
3.6 cm
21 August 1946
Sunniest day
14.6 h
26 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.8 °C | -2.4 °C | 56 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 23.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 42 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 22.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 51 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 20.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 59 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 69 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 14.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 53 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 13.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 95 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 12.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 52 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 16.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 46 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 20.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 63 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 23.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 67 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 24.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 60 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hastings?
Hastings has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 786 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hastings?
The hottest day measured in Hastings between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1973, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hastings?
The coldest day measured in Hastings between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1951, at -4.8 °C.
Does it snow in Hastings?
Almost never: Hastings sees virtually no snow, with about 7 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Hastings warmed?
Yes: Hastings warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hastings?
The wettest day measured in Hastings between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 2023, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hastings?
The windiest day measured in Hastings between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1952, with winds reaching 66.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hastings?
The warmest month in Hastings is January (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Hastings?
Hastings receives on average 786 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hastings?
Hastings gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hastings?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hastings between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1946, with 3.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hastings?
Yes: Hastings has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hastings?
In Hastings, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 7 February 1973, and the lowest was -9.0 °C on 1 July 1951.
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