When to go · Hastings
Hastings in May
Mixed month. Outside the best window (Nov–Apr (warm, dry, long days); Feb–Apr for harvest and fewer crowds). Across New Zealand: Cool and short days; Great Walk huts leave peak season, services thin; good value in the north.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 7°C (45°F)45°F (7°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Low
- New Zealand overall
- Prices
- Low
- New Zealand overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Nov–Apr (warm, dry, long days); Feb–Apr for harvest and fewer crowds). Across New Zealand: Cool and short days; Great Walk huts leave peak season, services thin; good value in the north.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
- NovemberGreatInside Hastings's best window: Nov–Apr (warm, dry, long days); Feb–Apr for harvest and fewer crowds.
- DecemberGreatInside Hastings's best window: Nov–Apr (warm, dry, long days); Feb–Apr for harvest and fewer crowds.
- JanuaryGreatInside Hastings's best window: Nov–Apr (warm, dry, long days); Feb–Apr for harvest and fewer crowds.
- FebruaryGreatInside Hastings's best window: Nov–Apr (warm, dry, long days); Feb–Apr for harvest and fewer crowds.
Weather in May
- HastingsHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 7 °C (45 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 45 °F (7 °C), rain on about 9 days
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · New Zealand overall
- Low
- Prices · New Zealand overall
- Low
New Zealand overall: Cool and short days; Great Walk huts leave peak season, services thin; good value in the north.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Hastings, side by side.
Verdict
May: Mixed
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jan: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
May: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Jan: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Rain days
May: 9
Jan: 7 (better)
Crowds
May: Low
Jan: High
Prices
May: Low
Jan: High
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jan: 1
May: Outside the best window (Nov–Apr (warm, dry, long days); Feb–Apr for harvest and fewer crowds). Across New Zealand: Cool and short days; Great Walk huts leave peak season, services thin; good value in the north.
January: 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
- A warm layer for the evenings