Fremont, IA Climate


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Fremont, IA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The warmest month is typically July while the coolest month is January. The area receives rainfall throughout the year, with an average of about 35 inches annually. Snowfall averages around 24 inches per year. Spring and autumn are generally mild seasons with temperatures in the mid-60s to mid-70s range. Summers are often humid with frequent thunderstorms and temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s range. Winters usually bring clear skies and temperatures dropping into the teens during the night, with daytime highs hovering around freezing.

Fremont, Iowa gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fremont averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Fremont. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fremont gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fremont is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.7 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Fremont, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFremont, IowaUnited States
  38.3 in.38.1 in.
  25.7 in.27.8 in.
  103.6 days106.2 days
  196 days205 days
  85.0°85.8°
  12.3°21.7°
  77
  44.3
  840 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Fremont with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Fremont, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fremont are September, June and August.
In Fremont, there are 15.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fremont with an average of 12.3°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Fremont, there are 137.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Fremont, there are 14.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Fremont but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Fremont are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Fremont with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.3 inches in Fremont means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Fremont with 12.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 103.6 rainy days annually in Fremont, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 25.7 inches in Fremont means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. February is the snowiest month in Fremont with 7.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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