Hastings weather in June

In June, Hastings sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 71 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of June to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Hastings's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hastings's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
8:36 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Hastings is city in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

Air quality
Good
PM10 15.3 µg/m³ · 2012
Density
3,614/km²
people per km²
Founded
1873

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical June day in Hastings reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1146
2146
3146
4146
5146
6146
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8146
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10146
11146
12145
13145
14145
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30135

Hastings weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°618.214.57.2
Feb23° / 14°557.613.67.1
Mar21° / 12°568.112.36.8
Apr19° / 10°698116.2
May16° / 548.59.85.2
Jun13° / 719.29.33.9
Jul13° / 8510.99.53.4
Aug13° / 6510.810.43.8
Sep15° / 6010.111.74.7
Oct17° / 6510.313.15.6
Nov19° / 10°579.214.26.3
Dec22° / 13°6310.114.86.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25446
35545
45545
55545
65545
75545
85545
95545
105446
115446
125446
135446
145446
155446
165347
175347
185347
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205347
215347
225347
235347
245248
255248
265248
275248
285149
295050
305050

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Hastings gets around 71 mm of rain over 9.2 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
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530
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730
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1030
1130
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1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2232
2332
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2532
2632
2733
2833
2934
3034

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of June to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 8:28 AM to 8:39 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:285:53
29.48:285:52
39.48:295:52
49.48:305:51
59.38:315:51
69.38:315:51
79.38:325:50
89.38:325:50
99.38:335:50
109.38:345:50
119.38:345:50
129.28:355:49
139.28:355:49
149.28:365:49
159.28:365:49
169.28:365:49
179.28:375:49
189.28:375:49
199.28:375:49
209.28:385:50
219.28:385:50
229.28:385:50
239.28:395:50
249.28:395:50
259.28:395:51
269.28:395:51
279.28:395:51
289.28:395:52
299.28:395:52
309.28:395:52

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 1.81 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in January across the year — June's 1.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
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141.8Dim
151.8Dim
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171.8Dim
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231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
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301.8Dim
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Hastings?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hastings.

What to pack for Hastings in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Hastings sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Hastings in June

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in February at about 20°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb20Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr18Cool
May16Cool
Jun15Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov16Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Hastings in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hastings peaks around January 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateLowModerateExtremeJan 13UV 12Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar7High
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Hastings?

Hastings sits at 39.6°S, 176.8°E, 19 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Napier, 17 km away.

TaupoPalmerston NorthGisborneWhanganuiLevinRotoruaMasterton

Topography around Hastings

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hastings.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hastings has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,719 m.

The land around Hastings is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), water (32%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
480 m
80 km
1,719 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Napier 17 km · Taupo 125 km · Palmerston North 132 km · Gisborne 148 km · Whanganui 157 km · Levin 174 km · Rotorua 175 km · Masterton 178 km

New Zealand travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 86% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$49,591
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
9.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
no religion 49%Christian 37%objected to answering 7%Hindu 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hastings (-39.6381°, 176.8492°, elevation 19 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).