Hastings weather in May

In May, Hastings sees average daytime highs of 72°F and overnight lows near 51°F, with 5.2 in of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 67°F in the first days to 76°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hastings's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hastings's year-round climate.

Daytime high
72°
5th warmest
Overnight low
51°
8th coldest
Precipitation
5.2 in
11.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:22 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
57%
12th clearest
Wind
10 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 67°F in the first days to 76°F by the end.

A typical May day in Hastings reaches about 72°F in the afternoon and slips back to 51°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 59°F and 85°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 10°F warmer than April and about 11°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
16645
26745
36746
46746
56846
66847
76947
86948
97048
107049
117049
127149
137150
147150
157251
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177251
187352
197352
207353
217453
227453
237454
247454
257554
267555
277655
287655
297656
307756
317757

How May really feels in Hastings

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May 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

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

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34951
45050
55050
65149
75149
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135149
145149
155050
165050
175050
185050
194951
204951
214951
224951
234951
244852
255050
265050
275050
285149
295248
305248
315446

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Hastings gets around 5.2 in of rain and snow over 11.9 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1382
2382
3381
4381
5381
6381
7371
8371
9371
10370
11360
12360
13360
14360
15370
16370
17370
18380
19380
20390
21400
22400
23410
24410
25410
26410
27410
28410
29410
30400
31390

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193520
292620
392620
491720
589830
688930
7871030
8861130
9831241
10821341
11801451
12791551
13771661
14761761
15741871
16721981
17721981
18702091
196821101
206622111
216522121
226323131
236123142
245924152
255824162
265724172
275425183
285325193
295225203
305025214
314825224

Wind in May

Winds average 10 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
210light breeze
310light breeze
410light breeze
510light breeze
610light breeze
710light breeze
810light breeze
910light breeze
1010light breeze
1110light breeze
1210light breeze
1310light breeze
1410light breeze
1510light breeze
1610light breeze
1710light breeze
1810light breeze
1910light breeze
2010light breeze
2110light breeze
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2810light breeze
2910light breeze
3010light breeze
3110light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:407:22
213.75:387:23
313.85:377:24
413.85:367:25
513.95:347:26
613.95:337:27
713.95:327:28
814.05:317:29
914.05:307:30
1014.05:297:31
1114.15:277:32
1214.15:267:33
1314.25:257:34
1414.25:247:35
1514.25:237:36
1614.35:227:37
1714.35:217:38
1814.35:207:39
1914.35:207:40
2014.45:197:41
2114.45:187:42
2214.45:177:43
2314.55:167:44
2414.55:167:45
2514.55:157:46
2614.55:147:47
2714.65:137:47
2814.65:137:48
2914.65:127:49
3014.65:127:50
3114.75:117:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.01 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 — May's 6.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Hastings

In seasonPeak

In May, 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 May a good time to visit Hastings?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Hastings for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hastings in May

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

In May, Hastings sees daytime highs around 72°F and nights near 51°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Hastings in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 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
May 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).