Hastings weather in July

In July, Hastings sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 66°F, with 3.0 in of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 87°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Hastings's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hastings's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
1st warmest
Overnight low
66°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.0 in
9.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:20 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
42%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 87°F through the month.

A typical July day in Hastings reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 66°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 78°F and 97°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°F warmer than June and about 3°F warmer than August.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July 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 July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 5th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47228
57228
67228
77129
87129
97129
107129
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127228
137129
147129
157228
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Hastings gets around 3.0 in of rain over 9.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
529
629
729
829
929
1029
1129
1229
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1529
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1121832334
2111832344
3111832355
4101732365
591732375
691632385
781632386
871532396
971533406
1061433416
1151433427
1251332437
1341332447
1441332447
1541332457
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 mph in July.

Across July, 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
19light breeze
29light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:11 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 7:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:118:03
214.95:118:03
314.95:128:03
414.85:128:03
514.85:138:02
614.85:138:02
714.85:148:02
814.85:158:02
914.85:158:01
1014.85:168:01
1114.75:168:01
1214.75:178:00
1314.75:188:00
1414.75:197:59
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1814.65:227:57
1914.65:227:56
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2114.55:247:55
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2714.35:297:50
2814.35:307:49
2914.35:317:48
3014.35:327:47
3114.25:337:46

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.8 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 — July's 6.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Hastings

In seasonPeak

In July, 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 July a good time to visit Hastings?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July 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 July

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

In July, Hastings sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 66°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 July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). 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
July 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).