Hot-summer humid continental
Hastings, Nebraska
Adams County, Nebraska · Population 25k · 1,936 ft elevation
Living in Hastings
Hastings has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 26″ a year, and it gets light snow (29″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hastings at a glance
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- 1,936 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 26″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 29″69th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,064 hrs73th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $177k27th percentile
- Median rent
- $858/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.54%75th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 238 per 100k62th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,459 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6419th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 109th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 16°F | 0.6″ | 6.5″ | 191 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 19°F | 0.8″ | 7.5″ | 181 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 29°F | 1.3″ | 3.8″ | 226 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 39°F | 2.7″ | 1.7″ | 252 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 4.3″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 62°F | 3.7″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 3.6″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 64°F | 3.4″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 54°F | 2.1″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 41°F | 2.0″ | 1.2″ | 234 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 28°F | 1.1″ | 2.3″ | 202 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 19°F | 0.9″ | 5.6″ | 178 hrs |
Near Hastings
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology