Hastings weather in August

In August, Hastings sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 3.1 in of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 85°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hastings's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hastings's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
64°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.1 in
8.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:49 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
43%
4th clearest
Wind
8 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Hastings is city in and county seat of Adams County, Nebraska, United States.

Density
662/km²
people per km²
Founded
1872

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 85°F through the month.

A typical August day in Hastings reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 75°F and 94°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°F cooler than July and about 7°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
18666
28666
38665
48665
58565
68565
78565
88565
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308462
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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 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 17°0.843.79.40.0
Feb41° / 20°0.94.33.510.40.2
Mar52° / 29°1.97.12.711.72.9
Apr62° / 40°3.39.81.2135.3
May72° / 51°5.211.90.114.26.4
Jun82° / 62°3.510014.86.0
Jul87° / 66°3.09.2014.64.9
Aug85° / 64°3.18.9013.65.7
Sep78° / 55°2.36.7012.37.5
Oct65° / 42°2.56.40.710.96.5
Nov50° / 29°1.34.51.69.72.8
Dec38° / 20°1.03.93.29.20.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46733
56733
66733
76733
86832
96931
106931
116931
127129
137129
147129
157129
167228
177228
187228
197228
207228
217129
227228
237129
247228
257228
267228
277228
287327
297327
307327
317426

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hastings gets around 3.1 in of rain over 8.9 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 28% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
432
532
632
732
832
932
1032
1131
1231
1330
1430
1529
1629
1728
1828
1927
2027
2126
2226
2325
2424
2524
2623
2723
2822
2922
3022
3122

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
161634377
261634377
361634377
461634367
571634367
671634367
771734357
871734357
981833347
1081833346
1181934336
1281934336
1392034326
1492034325
15102034325
16102034325
17102033324
18112033324
19112033323
20112033323
21122033323
22122033323
23132132322
24132132322
25142132312
26152132301
27162132291
28182232281
29192231271
30212231251
31232331231

Wind in August

Winds average 8 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
78light breeze
88light breeze
98light breeze
108light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
138light breeze
148light breeze
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309light breeze
319light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:347:45
214.25:357:44
314.15:367:43
414.15:377:42
514.05:387:41
614.05:397:40
714.05:407:38
813.95:417:37
913.95:427:36
1013.95:437:35
1113.85:447:33
1213.85:457:32
1313.75:467:31
1413.75:477:29
1513.75:487:28
1613.65:497:26
1713.65:507:25
1813.55:517:24
1913.55:527:22
2013.55:537:21
2113.45:547:19
2213.45:557:18
2313.35:567:16
2413.35:577:15
2513.35:587:13
2613.25:597:11
2713.26:007:10
2813.16:017:08
2913.16:027:07
3013.06:037:05
3113.06:047:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Hastings

In seasonPeak

In August, Hastings sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hastings's rainy season runs April–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

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).

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-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 85°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Hastings in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — 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 July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hastings?

Hastings sits at 40.6°N, 98.4°W, 1,926 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Grand Island, 24 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 89 ft around an average of 1,923 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 945 ft.

The land around Hastings is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), cropland (27%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, cropland (82%) within 10 miles, and cropland (73%) and grassland (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
89 ft
10 miles
305 ft
50 miles
945 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Grand Island 24 mi · Kearney 37 mi · Columbus 79 mi · Lincoln 91 mi · Norfolk 112 mi · Fremont 114 mi · Salina 127 mi · Hays 128 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 (40.5861°, -98.3884°, elevation 1,926 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).