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Hastings, Nebraska climate

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental

Hastings has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 88°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 16°F at night. Precipitation totals about 26 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — May alone averages 4.3 inches while January barely receives 0.55 inches.

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 88°F in July.

About 35 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near 16°F in January.

About 136 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 26 in of rain a year.

Wettest in May

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.3 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Hastings climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	36	41	53	63	73	84	88	85	79	65	51	39
Avg temp (°F)	26	30	41	51	62	73	77	75	66	53	40	29
Avg low (°F)	16	19	29	39	51	62	66	64	54	41	28	19
Precipitation (in)	0.6	0.8	1.3	2.7	4.4	3.7	3.6	3.4	2.1	2.0	1.1	0.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	36	41	53	63	73	84
Avg temp (°F)	26	30	41	51	62	73
Avg low (°F)	16	19	29	39	51	62
Precipitation (in)	0.6	0.8	1.3	2.7	4.4	3.7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	88	85	79	65	51	39
Avg temp (°F)	77	75	66	53	40	29
Avg low (°F)	66	64	54	41	28	19
Precipitation (in)	3.6	3.4	2.1	2.0	1.1	0.9

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	4	5	6	8	11	10	8	9	7	7	4	5
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.1	1	8	13	8	4	0.4	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	29	25	20	7	0.4	0.0	—	—	0.0	5	21	29
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.7	1	0.4	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.4	0.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	4	5	6	8	11	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.1	1	8
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	29	25	20	7	0.4	0.0
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.7	1	0.4	0.3	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	9	7	7	4	5
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	13	8	4	0.4	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	0.0	5	21	29
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	0.2	0.4	0.9

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	61	64	61	61	62	53	49	48	45	51	55	57
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	4	6	6	6	8	9	10	12	10	8	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	11	10	11	11	13	14	13	10	10	11	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	14	14	15	14	14	10	8	9	8	11	11	12
Relative humidity (%)	75	71	66	63	65	66	63	65	61	64	69	76
Wind speed (mph)	8.1	8.5	9.0	9.7	8.3	7.5	6.3	6.1	7.3	7.8	8.0	7.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	61	64	61	61	62	53
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	4	6	6	6	8
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	11	10	11	11	13
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	14	14	15	14	14	10
Relative humidity (%)	75	71	66	63	65	66
Wind speed (mph)	8.1	8.5	9.0	9.7	8.3	7.5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	49	48	45	51	55	57
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	9	10	12	10	8	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	14	13	10	10	11	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	8	9	8	11	11	12
Relative humidity (%)	63	65	61	64	69	76
Wind speed (mph)	6.3	6.1	7.3	7.8	8.0	7.8

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Hastings Muni AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00094949), about 4 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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