Hastings, Minnesota climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Hastings's normal year runs from 6°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 33.3 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.8°C, January lows of −15°C, July highs of 28°C, 847 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHastings Dam 2
- Station IDUSC00213567
- Location44.76°N 92.87°W
- Elevation680 ft (207 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population22,502
On October 14, the normal high in Hastings is 61°F and the normal low 41°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 33%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Hastings.
- Jan 24° 6°
- Feb 29° 9°
- Mar 41° 22°
- Apr 56° 36°
- May 69° 48°
- Jun 79° 59°
- Jul 83° 63°
- Aug 81° 61°
- Sep 73° 53°
- Oct 59° 40°
- Nov 43° 27°
- Dec 30° 14°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Hastings each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 6°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.94 in), the least in January (0.90 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°F | 6°F | 14.9°F | 0.90 | 8 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 29°F | 9°F | 18.8°F | 0.91 | 7 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 41°F | 22°F | 31.4°F | 1.78 | 9 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 36°F | 46.1°F | 3.10 | 12 | <1 | 10 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 58.2°F | 4.33 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 79°F | 59°F | 68.7°F | 4.94 | 13 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 83°F | 63°F | 73.1°F | 4.37 | 11 | 4 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 81°F | 61°F | 71.1°F | 4.23 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 73°F | 53°F | 63.2°F | 3.21 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 59°F | 40°F | 49.7°F | 2.61 | 10 | <1 | 6 | 11 h |
| November | 43°F | 27°F | 34.8°F | 1.72 | 8 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 30°F | 14°F | 21.7°F | 1.23 | 9 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 56°F | 36°F | 46.0°F | 33.33 | 121 | 8 | 150 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4°C | −15°C | −9.5°C | 23 mm |
| February | −2°C | −13°C | −7.3°C | 23 mm |
| March | 5°C | −6°C | −0.3°C | 45 mm |
| April | 14°C | 2°C | 7.8°C | 79 mm |
| May | 20°C | 9°C | 14.6°C | 110 mm |
| June | 26°C | 15°C | 20.4°C | 125 mm |
| July | 28°C | 17°C | 22.8°C | 111 mm |
| August | 27°C | 16°C | 21.7°C | 107 mm |
| September | 23°C | 12°C | 17.3°C | 82 mm |
| October | 15°C | 4°C | 9.8°C | 66 mm |
| November | 6°C | −3°C | 1.6°C | 44 mm |
| December | −1°C | −10°C | −5.7°C | 31 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Farmington (16 miles away), gets 41 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00213567; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Hastings?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (10).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00213567.
When is the last frost in Hastings?
In Hastings, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 23 in half of years and after May 7 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 19 in half of years and before October 5 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 231 year in 10 after May 7; 9 in 10 after April 8
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 191 year in 10 before October 5; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 177 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 198 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 11 in half of springs and before October 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hastings in zone 5a in ZIP code 55033, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Hastings's NOAA station is in zone 5a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −19°F (30 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Minnesota · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00213567; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Hastings?
In a normal year in Hastings, 8 days a year reach 90°F, 150 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 121 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 8a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 150a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 75high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 121a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1893) is 102°F, on August 3, 1941; the lowest is −36°F, on February 3, 1996.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2019, with 40.30 in; the snowiest season is 1996–97, with 80.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00213567; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00213567. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Hastings?
Over a year 73% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Hastings, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (81%) and December the cloudiest (61%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 1.8 |
| February | 77% | 2.9 |
| March | 72% | 3.8 |
| April | 68% | 4.7 |
| May | 69% | 5.4 |
| June | 74% | 6.0 |
| July | 81% | 6.3 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 75% | 4.1 |
| October | 68% | 2.7 |
| November | 65% | 1.7 |
| December | 61% | 1.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Hastings need?
A normal year in Hastings brings 7,613 heating degree days, 42% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 726 cooling degree days, 20% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,809 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,553 | 0 |
| February | 1,292 | 0 |
| March | 1,040 | 0 |
| April | 570 | 2 |
| May | 243 | 32 |
| June | 40 | 151 |
| July | 6 | 258 |
| August | 11 | 200 |
| September | 127 | 75 |
| October | 482 | 7 |
| November | 906 | 0 |
| December | 1,342 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,613 | 726 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00213567. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Hastings been warmer than normal lately?
2023 averaged 49.1°F, 3.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 46.0°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49.5°F | +3.5°F | – |
| 2023 | 49.1°F | +3.1°F | 34.33 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00213567. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Hastings's climate compare?
Hastings is warmer than 119 of the other 128 places with their own NOAA record in Minnesota, and wetter than 96. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 46.0°F is warmer than 23%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Hastings is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Hastings share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Cottage Grove, MN42,760 people · 4 mi NW
- Prescott, WI4,584 people · 4 mi E
- New Trier, MN80 people · 11 mi S
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Hastings's climate
What is the coldest month in Hastings?
January, with a normal high of 24°F and a normal low of 6°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow in Hastings?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Hastings's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Farmington (16 miles away), records 41 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Hastings?
June, with 4.94 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.90 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Hastings in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Hastings in zone 5a in ZIP code 55033, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Hastings's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −19°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 5a.
How late can frost come in Hastings?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 23; in one year in ten it comes after May 7. Waiting until May 7 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Minnesota climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Rosemount, MN12 miles from this station, 44.1°F a year
- River Falls, WI14 miles from this station, 43.4°F a year
- St. Paul, MN15 miles from this station, 46.5°F a year
- Farmington, MN16 miles from this station, 45.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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