Climate averages 1991–2020
Hastings, New Zealand weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Hastings, New Zealand: daytime highs average 21.4°C and nights cool to about 13.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 63 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 55 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Palmerston North (132 km away). In December its highs average 19.1°C, 2.3°C cooler than Hastings, New Zealand, with 98 mm of rain.
Among the 11 cities listed in New Zealand, Hastings, New Zealand ranks 1st of 11 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 11 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 11 cities is 19.1°C; Hastings, New Zealand is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 23.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 63 mm to 61 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Hastings, New Zealand climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.2°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 61 | 8.1 | 14.615 h |
| February | 22.8°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 55 | 7.7 | 13.614 h |
| March | 20.8°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 56 | 8.1 | 12.412 h |
| April | 18.0°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 69 | 8.2 | 11.111 h |
| May | 15.5°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 54 | 8.5 | 10.010 h |
| June | 13.0°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 71 | 9.4 | 9.49 h |
| July | 12.2°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 85 | 10.7 | 9.710 h |
| August | 13.0°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 65 | 11.1 | 10.611 h |
| September | 14.9°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 60 | 10.0 | 11.812 h |
| October | 17.1°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 65 | 10.2 | 13.113 h |
| November | 18.9°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 57 | 9.3 | 14.314 h |
| December, selected | 21.4°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 63 | 10.0 | 14.915 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Palmerston North in DecemberNew Zealand · 132 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 11.8°C · 98 mm rain
- Tauranga in DecemberNew Zealand · 225 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 14.1°C · 112 mm rain
- Lower Hutt in DecemberNew Zealand · 240 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 13.3°C · 68 mm rain
- New Plymouth in DecemberNew Zealand · 246 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 12.9°C · 160 mm rain
- Hamilton, New Zealand in DecemberNew Zealand · 247 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 12.7°C · 99 mm rain
- Wellington in DecemberNew Zealand · 254 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 13.4°C · 65 mm rain
- Manukau City in DecemberNew Zealand · 341 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 14.6°C · 87 mm rain
- Auckland in DecemberNew Zealand · 360 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 15.0°C · 92 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Hastings) is explained once on the Hastings, New Zealand year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.