Climate averages 1991–2020
Hastings, New Zealand weather
in February.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Hastings, New Zealand: daytime highs average 22.8°C and nights cool to about 14.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 55 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 38 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Palmerston North (132 km away). In February its highs average 21.4°C, 1.4°C cooler than Hastings, New Zealand, with 64 mm of rain.
Among the 11 cities listed in New Zealand, Hastings, New Zealand ranks joint 2nd of 11 for the warmest February highs and 2nd of 11 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 11 cities is 21.1°C; Hastings, New Zealand is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 20.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 55 mm to 56 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Palmerston North in FebruaryNew Zealand · 132 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 13.4°C · 64 mm rain
- Tauranga in FebruaryNew Zealand · 225 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 16.2°C · 97 mm rain
- Lower Hutt in FebruaryNew Zealand · 240 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 14.9°C · 56 mm rain
- New Plymouth in FebruaryNew Zealand · 246 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 14.9°C · 104 mm rain
- Hamilton, New Zealand in FebruaryNew Zealand · 247 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 14.5°C · 72 mm rain
- Wellington in FebruaryNew Zealand · 254 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 15.0°C · 56 mm rain
- Manukau City in FebruaryNew Zealand · 341 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 16.7°C · 64 mm rain
- Auckland in FebruaryNew Zealand · 360 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 17.1°C · 65 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.