Fremont County, IA Climate

Fremont, IA County has a temperate climate with humid summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is around 79ºF (26ºC) while the winter temperature is around 24ºF (-4.4ºC). The area experiences regular precipitation throughout the year, with an average of 34 inches per year. The area also receives snowfall each winter, usually accumulating from December to March. A variety of climatic conditions can be found on any given day in Fremont, IA County including snow storms, thunderstorms, tornadoes and high winds.

Fremont County, Iowa gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fremont County averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Fremont County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fremont County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fremont County is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Iowa.

8.4 Summer - 5.2 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Fremont County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 County with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Iowa. In Fremont County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fremont County are September, May and June.

In Fremont County, there are 24.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fremont County with an average of 13.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

In Fremont County, there are 135.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.

In Fremont County, there are 10.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Fremont County 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 County are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in Fremont County with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.5 inches in Fremont County means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in Fremont County with 11.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 94.5 rainy days annually in Fremont County, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 24.6 inches in Fremont County means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. February is the snowiest month in Fremont County with 6.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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