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Hastings, New Zealand — weather and VanSky index

Town · Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand

13°

Partly cloudy day 20° · night 10°

Wind is calm — safe to open the awning and leave it out overnight.

Wind 18 km/h Precip 0.0 mm Feels like 12° Humidity 72% Sunrise 06:07 Sunset 19:45 Solar 2.6 kWh Dew point 8° Air AQI 39

VanSky Indextravel comfort how it works

Today 95/100 Ideal

Week 74/100 Comfortable

Index by day- - - Week 74

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A good week for a trip Comfortable days: 6 of 7. Best window: Sa–Mo. Low point: th 29 Oct (45, partly cloudy).

Hastings this week

Hastings: the VanSky index for 28 Oct – 3 Nov is 74 out of 100, “Comfortable”.
Comfortable days: 6 of 7.
Best window: Sa–Mo.
Low point: th 29 Oct (45, partly cloudy).
Today: 95 out of 100 (ideal).
Forecast updated 27 Oct, 11:04 UTC.

Daily forecast

The week is 1.3 °C warmer than normal for these dates · tap a day for details

80+ ideal 60–79 comfortable 40–59 acceptable 20–39 challenging 0–19 extreme

00:00 13° Partly cloudy 86 0.0 mm

03:00 13° Partly cloudy 87 0.0 mm

06:00 11° Clear 83 0.0 mm

09:00 15° Clear 86 0.0 mm

12:00 19° Partly cloudy 93 0.0 mm

15:00 19° Partly cloudy 94 0.0 mm

18:00 16° Partly cloudy 92 0.0 mm

21:00 16° Partly cloudy 88 0.0 mm

Index 95 · ideal — what it is made of Weighted 95, adjustments +0 (night, extremes, sea, air) → 95 · how it works

Thermal comfort 35% 98

Sunshine 25% 95

Precipitation 25% 93

Wind 15% 95

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Weather and index by day of year

2021–2025 archive

28 October 21° / 11°

water 15°

Usually dry Rain or snow on 9 of 35 archive days

October · average days

7 clear

11 partly cloudy

4 overcast

8 with rain or snow

≈ kWh

21° / 11°

day night

Best time to visit November — March Within 5 points of the highest-scoring month

This week · daily average

84 vs usual 90 −6

Daytime average 22° · usual 20° +1°

6 worse than usual for these dates. Tiles: the forecast next to the usual weather for that date — sky, day/night temperature, index; the difference below.

Today 28 Oct

forecast 20°/10° 95

usual 21°/11° 88

▲ 7 −1°

th 29 Oct

forecast 22°/12° 45

usual 21°/11° 87

▼ 42 +1°

fr 30 Oct

forecast 18°/11° 73

usual 20°/11° 90

▼ 17 −2°

sa 31 Oct

forecast 16°/12° 92

usual 20°/11° 90

≈ −4°

su 1 Nov

forecast 25°/9° 93

usual 20°/10° 91

≈ +5°

mo 2 Nov

forecast 25°/16° 100

usual 20°/10° 92

▲ 8 +5°

tu 3 Nov

forecast 24°/18° 92

usual 20°/10° 91

≈ +4°

Climate: ERA5, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).

Where the week is better

28 Oct – 3 Nov · weekly average

#	City	Index
1	Napier 22° / 10° no rain 2.6 kWh	91
2	Taradale 22° / 9° no rain 2.7 kWh	88
3	Tauranga 18° / 14° no rain 2.7 kWh	86
4	Orewa 19° / 13° no rain 2.6 kWh	86
5	Hamilton East 20° / 12° 1 day of rain 2.4 kWh	83
6	Hamilton 20° / 12° 1 day of rain 2.4 kWh	83
7	Howick 19° / 14° 1 day of rain 2.4 kWh	83
…	Hastings 22° / 12° 1 day of rain 2.6 kWh	74

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Frequently Asked Questions

The weekly VanSky index for Hastings is 74 out of 100. It is the average of the daily scores, adjusted for swings in the weather: the more uneven the week, the lower the score. Above 60 means comfortable conditions for staying, below 40 means it is worth looking elsewhere. The 7-day forecast is further up this page.

Today a 500 W panel setup will produce about 2.6 kWh in Hastings. The estimate uses the cloud forecast and the length of daylight. Set your own panel power with the “My panels” control at the top of the page and the figures will update.

The daily score for Hastings combines thermal comfort (temperature and humidity) at 35%, sunshine at 25%, precipitation at 25% and wind at 15%. Frost, storms, extreme heat or heavy rain pull the day's score down sharply. The weekly score is the daily average, adjusted for swings in the weather.

VanSky Index

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

80–100Ideal

60–79Comfortable

40–59Acceptable

20–39Challenging

0–19Extreme

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

Data: Open-Meteo · Updated several times a day

VanSky index for Hastings, New Zealand — 74 out of 100 (Comfortable). Decide in seconds: temperature, precipitation, wind and solar output. Data refreshed several times a day from real weather observations. Forecast updated 27 Oct, 11:04 UTC.