Climate Design Data: Hastings, New Zealand

Direct answer

NASA POWER's 2001–2020 climatology at the Hastings reference point reports an annual mean 2 m temperature of 14.1 °C and relative humidity of 76.7%. The highest monthly maximum is 34.9 °C in February, while the lowest monthly minimum is 1.5 °C in August; these are screening statistics, not code design temperatures. The point response uses LST and the 20-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2020); its annual corrected precipitation is 2.33 mm/day and annual 10 m wind speed is 3.97 m/s. For climate design data, use the 34.9 °C and 1.5 °C monthly extrema to screen seasonal exposure, then obtain the adopted percentile design conditions. NASA POWER is gridded climatology: verify elevation, microclimate, urban exposure, station or weather-file suitability, current code edition and the authority's required source before design use.

Content and cited inputs reviewed by Scott Barrington, Harth founder and architectural technology specialist · Published 2026-08-26 · Updated 2026-08-31.

What are the key takeaways?

• NASA POWER climatology: 20-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2020)
• Annual mean temperature: 14.1 °C
• Highest monthly maximum: 34.9 °C (February)
• Lowest monthly minimum: 1.5 °C (August)

What must be verified for Hastings?

Hastings is represented here at approximately -39.6381, 176.8492 for discovery and workflow planning. A project address, parcel, elevation, exposure, authority, and submission date must replace that city-centre reference before design use.

How should climate design data be established?

1. Fix the surveyed site and local time basis.
2. Select an authoritative weather source or a named solar-position algorithm.
3. Record period, percentile or scenario and units.
4. Test sensitivity to elevation, exposure, urban form and horizon.
5. Save the source file, retrieval date and checker in the model record.

What are the limits of this worksheet?

This climate-design-workflow page is a project-starting worksheet, not a design value or approval. The controlling authority and qualified professionals for the Hastings site remain authoritative.

Which related searches does this primary location record cover?

This primary route consolidates the location evidence needed for Climate Design Data, Weather File Guide, Overheating Weather Data, Building Climate Checklist. A narrower route should be released only when it adds a materially different official source, calculation, process, threshold or worked example.

Hastings NASA POWER monthly climate screening table

Hastings ranked monthly climate fingerprint

• Hastings mean temperature, highest to lowest: January 19.18 °C, February 19.15 °C, December 17.49 °C, March 17.44 °C, November 15.21 °C, April 14.85 °C, October 13.17 °C, May 12.54 °C, September 11.37 °C, June 10.26 °C, August 9.74 °C, July 9.24 °C.
• Hastings monthly maximum, highest to lowest: February 34.89 °C, January 32.08 °C, December 29.13 °C, November 28.50 °C, March 28.42 °C, April 26.56 °C, October 26.33 °C, May 23.75 °C, September 22.62 °C, June 20.25 °C, August 19.28 °C, July 17.35 °C.
• Hastings monthly minimum, highest to lowest: February 8.94 °C, January 8.31 °C, March 7.23 °C, December 6.72 °C, April 5.67 °C, November 4.98 °C, May 3.36 °C, October 2.74 °C, September 2.40 °C, June 2.35 °C, July 1.77 °C, August 1.46 °C.
• Hastings relative humidity, highest to lowest: July 84.07 %, June 83.42 %, August 82.45 %, May 80.53 %, September 78.54 %, April 77.36 %, October 75.11 %, March 73.63 %, November 72.20 %, December 72.01 %, February 71.31 %, January 69.28 %.
• Hastings corrected precipitation, highest to lowest: July 3.10 mm/day, June 2.91 mm/day, April 2.59 mm/day, September 2.44 mm/day, August 2.37 mm/day, October 2.35 mm/day, May 2.31 mm/day, December 2.15 mm/day, March 2.09 mm/day, January 2.01 mm/day, February 1.85 mm/day, November 1.79 mm/day.
• Hastings 10 m wind speed, highest to lowest: July 4.33 m/s, June 4.27 m/s, October 4.14 m/s, September 4.08 m/s, August 4.04 m/s, November 3.96 m/s, May 3.95 m/s, January 3.82 m/s, December 3.79 m/s, March 3.76 m/s, February 3.73 m/s, April 3.71 m/s.

Hastings month-to-month screening ledger

• Hastings January: mean 19.18 °C, change from December +1.69 °C; max–min span 23.77 °C; humidity 69.28%, change -2.73 points; precipitation 2.01 mm/day; wind 3.82 m/s.
• Hastings February: mean 19.15 °C, change from January -0.03 °C; max–min span 25.95 °C; humidity 71.31%, change +2.03 points; precipitation 1.85 mm/day; wind 3.73 m/s.
• Hastings March: mean 17.44 °C, change from February -1.71 °C; max–min span 21.19 °C; humidity 73.63%, change +2.32 points; precipitation 2.09 mm/day; wind 3.76 m/s.
• Hastings April: mean 14.85 °C, change from March -2.59 °C; max–min span 20.89 °C; humidity 77.36%, change +3.73 points; precipitation 2.59 mm/day; wind 3.71 m/s.
• Hastings May: mean 12.54 °C, change from April -2.31 °C; max–min span 20.39 °C; humidity 80.53%, change +3.17 points; precipitation 2.31 mm/day; wind 3.95 m/s.
• Hastings June: mean 10.26 °C, change from May -2.28 °C; max–min span 17.90 °C; humidity 83.42%, change +2.89 points; precipitation 2.91 mm/day; wind 4.27 m/s.
• Hastings July: mean 9.24 °C, change from June -1.02 °C; max–min span 15.58 °C; humidity 84.07%, change +0.65 points; precipitation 3.10 mm/day; wind 4.33 m/s.
• Hastings August: mean 9.74 °C, change from July +0.50 °C; max–min span 17.82 °C; humidity 82.45%, change -1.62 points; precipitation 2.37 mm/day; wind 4.04 m/s.
• Hastings September: mean 11.37 °C, change from August +1.63 °C; max–min span 20.22 °C; humidity 78.54%, change -3.91 points; precipitation 2.44 mm/day; wind 4.08 m/s.
• Hastings October: mean 13.17 °C, change from September +1.80 °C; max–min span 23.59 °C; humidity 75.11%, change -3.43 points; precipitation 2.35 mm/day; wind 4.14 m/s.
• Hastings November: mean 15.21 °C, change from October +2.04 °C; max–min span 23.52 °C; humidity 72.20%, change -2.91 points; precipitation 1.79 mm/day; wind 3.96 m/s.
• Hastings December: mean 17.49 °C, change from November +2.28 °C; max–min span 22.41 °C; humidity 72.01%, change -0.19 points; precipitation 2.15 mm/day; wind 3.79 m/s.

Harth retrieved this point climatology from NASA POWER API v2.9.7 for location record 2190224. The ranked fingerprint and transition ledger preserve Hastings's monthly order and successive changes for source comparison. This is a reproducible screening dataset, not an hourly weather file, forecast, code design condition or substitute for local professional review.

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Sources and method

Location data from the GeoNames NZ dump (CC BY 4.0, snapshot 2026-08-31, GeoNames ID 2190224). Regulatory starting point: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the local council. Figures are illustrative — verify against the current locally adopted edition for the site. Climate screening data from the NASA POWER Climatology API documentation and exact point response, retrieved 2026-08-31; source period: 20-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2020). NASA POWER values are gridded screening statistics, not code design conditions or guaranteed local observations.

Source links

• download.geonames.org

• building.govt.nz

• power.larc.nasa.gov

• power.larc.nasa.gov