Hastings Muni, NE Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Hastings Muni's primary NOAA station, HASTINGS MUNI AP.
The climate verdict for Hastings Muni
Hastings Muni, Nebraska has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 52°F. Its climate comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 49% of station-mapped location scores.
- 52°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 26.4"
- annual precipitation
- 177 days
- frost-free growing season
Hastings Muni: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00094949 · Hastings Muni, NE 52°F mean · 26.4" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 52°F
- RANK-MID #3,362
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Curtis
- PRCP-MID 26.4"
- SWING-WIDE 51°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,871 HDD
- STN-1 USW00094949
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Curtis, NE (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NE station list.
- Hastings (this station) 52°F
- Cold Pawnee City, NE 52°F
- Hot Gladstone Dam, IL 52°F
- Near Curtis, NE 52°F
- Near Trenton Dam, NE 52°F
Climate Living Index · Hastings Muni
Hastings Muni: 54/100 · grade D
Hastings Muni publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Hastings Muni, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 26.4 in · 8.6 from 35 in | 70/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 140 calendar days | 53/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 51.9°F · 15.6° from 67.5°F | 49/100 · D |
| Summer moisture balance | 62.1°F mean dew point | 49/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 177 days/year | 48/100 · D |
Hastings Muni · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Hastings Muni is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 26.4°F and warmest-month mean 77.0°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 77.0°F
- Coldest month
- 26.4°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Hastings Muni sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Hastings Muni's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 49th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 36th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 83%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Hastings Muni is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Hastings Muni compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Hastings Muni's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
64 49th percentile score exceeds 49% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F (2°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 0.6" | 30.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 41°F (5°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.8" | 25.7 | 0.0 |
| March | 53°F (12°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 1.3" | 20.7 | 0.0 |
| April | 63°F (17°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 2.7" | 7.2 | 0.1 |
| May | 73°F (23°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 4.3" | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| June | 84°F (29°C) | 62°F (16°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 3.7" | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 3.6" | 0.0 | 13.4 |
| August | 85°F (30°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 3.4" | 0.0 | 8.2 |
| September | 79°F (26°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 2.1" | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| October | 65°F (19°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 2.0" | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| November | 51°F (11°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 1.1" | 20.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 39°F (4°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 0.9" | 29.2 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 88°F around July 12, short of 90°F on every date, while 140 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 16°F near January 11.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 24, then returns to freezing around November 6, covering 140 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 27, when 40% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is November 27 at 15%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 92 wet dates a year.
The widest day
September 23 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 25°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Hastings Muni.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
5.0 days with precipitation
5.5 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
12.0 days with precipitation
10.7 days with precipitation
8.3 days with precipitation
9.6 days with precipitation
7.3 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
4.8 days with precipitation
5.0 days with precipitation
Hastings Muni runs a summer-peaked wet season
41% of Hastings Muni's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is May at 4.3", on a wide 50.6°F gap between its warmest and coldest month. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: May, June, July, taking 44% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.6".
- Winter share: 8% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
How Hastings Muni's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 91 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 26.4" between them, or roughly 0.29 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 16
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 22
50% probability date
Growing Season
177 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,871
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,136
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 10.3 | 55% | 24% |
| February | 64% | 11.5 | 55% | 26% |
| March | 61% | 12.2 | 50% | 24% |
| April | 62% | 11.8 | 46% | 27% |
| May | 65% | 10.1 | 50% | 18% |
| June | 64% | 9.2 | 62% | 7% |
| July | 70% | 7.9 | 59% | 9% |
| August | 68% | 8.5 | 64% | 11% |
| September | 61% | 9.8 | 67% | 13% |
| October | 61% | 10.1 | 66% | 19% |
| November | 67% | 10.3 | 65% | 21% |
| December | 71% | 10.3 | 64% | 24% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NE closest to Hastings Muni on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (52°F here).
- Atwood, KS 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Boston, MA 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Connellsville, PA 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Escalante, UT 52°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (26.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- McLean, TX 26.4" · 0.0" off
- Madison, SD 26.4" · 0.0" off
- Mangum, OK 26.4" · 0.0" off
- Glenwood, MN 26.4" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Hastings Muni's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Hastings Muni's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,871 annual heating degree days against 1,136 for cooling. Its 50.6°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Hastings Muni's frost-free season lasts about 177 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Hastings Muni's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 50.6°F. The annual average is 52°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Hastings Muni's 26.4 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Hastings Muni's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Hastings Muni, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Hastings Muni's primary station: HASTINGS MUNI AP (USW00094949). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Hastings Muni; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Hastings Muni comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.