Hastings climate — normals and trends
Hastings (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 730 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 July (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Hastings averages 130 frost days, 53 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Hastings has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 135 to 125 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 2 July 1990) and the coldest -33.6 °C (on 22 December 1989).
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
HastingsNebraska
- coords
- 40.59°, -98.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
16.6°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
730mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
22.7km/h
Seasonal range
29.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
130 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
53 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
65.6 cm
Average feels-like high
14.1 °C
Average feels-like low
1.7 °C
Average peak gust
41.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
29 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
43.1 °C
2 July 1990
Coldest day
-33.6 °C
22 December 1989
Wettest day
85 mm
16 October 1968
Windiest day
64.2 km/h
22 December 1968
Strongest gust
108.0 km/h
16 March 1963
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
12 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-39.7 °C
22 December 1989
Snowiest day
29.5 cm
14 January 1960
Sunniest day
14.9 h
12 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 11 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 2.2 °C | -1.7 °C | 18 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | +6.4 °C | 36 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 18.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 57 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 23.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 69 mm | -47 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 159 mm | +56 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 61 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 91 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 37 mm | -32 mm |
| Oct | 20.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 37 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 12.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 22 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 8.3 °C | +5.0 °C | 4 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hastings?
Hastings has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 730 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 2 July 1990, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hastings?
The coldest day measured in Hastings between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1989, at -33.6 °C.
Does it snow in Hastings?
Yes. Hastings gets on average 65.6 cm of snow per year and has around 130 frost days.
Has the climate of Hastings warmed?
Yes: Hastings warmed by +1.8 °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 16 October 1968, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hastings?
The windiest day measured in Hastings between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1968, with winds reaching 64.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hastings?
The warmest month in Hastings is July (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Hastings?
Hastings receives on average 730 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hastings?
Hastings gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 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 14 January 1960, with 29.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hastings?
Yes: Hastings has on average 29 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 45.2 °C on 12 July 1957, and the lowest was -39.7 °C on 22 December 1989.
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