When to go · Hastings
Hastings in January
Great month. Inside Hastings's best window: Nov–Apr (warm, dry, long days); Feb–Apr for harvest and fewer crowds.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- High
- New Zealand overall
- Prices
- High
- New Zealand overall
Verdict
Inside Hastings's best window: Nov–Apr (warm, dry, long days); Feb–Apr for harvest and fewer crowds.
Is another month better than January?
No other month rates higher than January for Hastings in this guide.
Weather in January
- HastingsHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 7 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
New Year big impact
1–2 Jan · New Zealand
Peak of the summer holiday: campsites, beaches, ferries and lake towns full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · New Zealand overall
- High
- Prices · New Zealand overall
- High
New Zealand overall: Peak summer and local holidays: long days, warm lakes; book cars, ferries and huts well ahead.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Hastings, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Feb: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
Jan: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Feb: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 7
Feb: 7
Crowds
Jan: High
Feb: High
Prices
Jan: High
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
Feb: 0
January: Inside Hastings's best window: Nov–Apr (warm, dry, long days); Feb–Apr for harvest and fewer crowds.
February: Inside Hastings's best window: Nov–Apr (warm, dry, long days); Feb–Apr for harvest and fewer crowds.
Hastings: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.