Hawke's Bay Region: where it's most comfortable this week

7-day median score: 80, ideal · 5 cities · Updated: 26 Oct, 06:25 · Open-Meteo

5 of 5 cities are comfortable for a trip (60+) Top this week: flaxmere · 81

Ideal 60% Comfortable 40%

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A comparison of 5 towns in the Hawke's Bay Region region (New Zealand) by VanSky score — where it's most comfortable to stop on your trip right now.

The country score (0–100) is computed from all of its cities, not a single point. Cities are grouped into regions, and a region's score is the median of its cities so dense clusters don't outweigh sparse ones. Final score = 0.65 × “best areas” (80th percentile of regions) + 0.35 × “typical conditions” (median of regions), so one warm city can't push the whole country to 100. Each city's score blends warmth (feels-like), sun, rain and wind, adjusted for night temperature and, on the coast, the sea. Data: Open-Meteo, refreshed several times a day.

80–100

Ideal

60–79

Comfortable

40–59

Acceptable

20–39

Challenging

0–19

Extreme

The scale above shows what share of the country's cities falls into each comfort band. “Best spot” is the most comfortable region or city this week; “typical conditions” is the median score across regions.

∅ 7-day average

Top 5 Cities in Hawke's Bay Region by VanSky

City	VanSky	Temp.	Solar	Wind	Water
Hastings	96	25° / 10°	3.1 kWh	23 (↑35) km/h	—
Havelock North	96	25° / 10°	3.1 kWh	23 (↑35) km/h	—
Flaxmere	92	26° / 6°	3.1 kWh	21 (↑37) km/h	—
Napier	90	27° / 7°	3.1 kWh	23 (↑41) km/h	—
Taradale	90	27° / 7°	3.1 kWh	23 (↑41) km/h	—

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Havelock North

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VanSky Index

A weather comfort index for travel: a 0–100 score. Recalculated daily from live weather data — temperature, rainfall, wind and sun.

80–100 Ideal

60–79 Comfortable

40–59 Acceptable

20–39 Challenging

0–19 Extreme

How it's calculated:

Thermal comfort 35% — temperature + humidity
Sunshine 25% — panel charge, mood; in heat the sun is no longer a bonus
Precipitation 25% — rain → muddy ground
Wind 15% — awning, driving, noise
Extremes override all: frost, heat, storm, downpour
Heat counts by feels-like temperature: at 32°+ the score can’t reach “Comfortable”, muggy nights lower it further
A dangerous day drags the week down: a storm or downpour in the forecast keeps the week from being “Comfortable”
Bonus: warm sea, high panel output