Hastings weather in August

In August, Hastings sees average daytime highs of 78°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 3.9 in of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 80°F in the first days to 77°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hastings's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hastings's year-round climate.

Daytime high
78°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
61°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.9 in
10.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:19 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
53%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Hastings is city in Dakota and Washington counties, Minnesota, United States.

Density
779/km²
people per km²
Founded
1857

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 80°F in the first days to 77°F by the end.

A typical August day in Hastings reaches about 78°F in the afternoon and slips back to 61°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 86°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 8°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Hastings

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Hastings weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 1.16.36.290.0
Feb28° / 12°1.15.45.310.10.0
Mar41° / 24°2.184.411.60.5
Apr55° / 37°3.211.12.513.23.4
May67° / 49°4.412.60.114.65.8
Jun77° / 59°4.512.2015.36.4
Jul81° / 63°3.410.30156.6
Aug78° / 61°3.910.1013.96.8
Sep71° / 52°3.39.6012.36.7
Oct57° / 40°2.68.90.710.74.1
Nov41° / 27°2.06.73.79.40.5
Dec28° / 14°1.56.96.18.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46040
55941
65842
75842
85644
95644
105644
115545
125545
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315941

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hastings gets around 3.9 in of rain over 10.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
633
733
833
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
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1733
1833
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2033
2133
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3132

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1192728206
2192728196
3192728196
4192828186
5202828186
6202828186
7212828185
8212827185
9212827185
10222827185
11222827184
12222827184
13232827184
14232827184
15232827193
16232727193
17232728193
18232728193
19242628193
20242628193
21242628192
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23252628192
24262628182
25272528182
26282527172
27292527172
28312426172
29322425163
30342424152
31362423152

Wind in August

Winds average 7 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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167calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:01 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:017:34
214.55:027:32
314.55:047:31
414.45:057:30
514.45:067:28
614.35:077:27
714.35:087:26
814.25:097:24
914.25:117:23
1014.25:127:21
1114.15:137:20
1214.15:147:18
1314.05:157:17
1414.05:167:15
1513.95:187:14
1613.95:197:12
1713.85:207:10
1813.85:217:09
1913.75:237:07
2013.75:247:05
2113.65:257:04
2213.65:267:02
2313.55:277:00
2413.55:296:59
2513.45:306:57
2613.45:316:55
2713.35:326:53
2813.35:336:51
2913.25:356:50
3013.25:366:48
3113.15:376:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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95.7Bright
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185.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Hastings?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hastings for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Hastings in August

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

In August, Hastings sees daytime highs around 78°F and nights near 61°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hastings in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hastings peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 17UV 9Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hastings?

Hastings sits at 44.7°N, 92.9°W, 725 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Cottage Grove, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Hastings

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Hastings.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hastings has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 ft around an average of 781 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 725 ft.

The land around Hastings is covered by trees (43%) within 2 miles, cropland (46%) and trees (29%) within 10 miles, and cropland (42%) and trees (36%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
299 ft
10 miles
495 ft
50 miles
725 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Cottage Grove 7.5 mi · Inver Grove Heights 12 mi · Rosemount 14 mi · Woodbury 14 mi · South Saint Paul 14 mi · River Falls 14 mi · Farmington 16 mi · Eagan 16 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 (44.7433°, -92.8524°, elevation 725 ft), 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. 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).