Fremont climate
Fremont is warmest in August, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 6.2 °C. February is the wettest month (97 mm) and July the driest (0.9 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Fremont averages 487 mm of rain, 105 days above 25 °C and 0 days below freezing.
United States · 17 m elevation · population 232,206 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 28 °C
- Coldest month January 6.2 °C
- Driest month July 1 mm
- Wettest month February 97 mm
- Least cloud September 26 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 43 °C
- Coldest on record January -2.3 °C
What to expectFremont through the year
Fremont has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 15 °C in January to 28 °C in August, a swing of 10 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 105 days a year reach 25 °C, 36 of them reach 30 °C, 0 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 43 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. February averages 97 mm against 1 mm in July — 105 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.8 °C | 92 mm | 60 % |
| February | 16.0 °C | 97 mm | 59 % |
| March | 17.6 °C | 76 mm | 58 % |
| April | 19.5 °C | 43 mm | 50 % |
| May | 22.1 °C | 19 mm | 45 % |
| June | 25.6 °C | 4 mm | 32 % |
| July | 27.6 °C | 1 mm | 27 % |
| August | 27.8 °C | 1 mm | 28 % |
| September | 27.6 °C | 2 mm | 26 % |
| October | 24.0 °C | 23 mm | 34 % |
| November | 18.1 °C | 45 mm | 50 % |
| December | 14.3 °C | 84 mm | 57 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.8 °C | 6.2 °C | 9.7 °C | 24.0 °C | -2.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 16.0 °C | 7.2 °C | 10.8 °C | 25.6 °C | 0.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 17.6 °C | 8.6 °C | 12.3 °C | 29.2 °C | 1.5 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 19.5 °C | 9.6 °C | 13.5 °C | 35.4 °C | 2.4 °C | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 22.1 °C | 11.3 °C | 15.7 °C | 37.6 °C | 4.6 °C | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| June | 25.6 °C | 13.1 °C | 18.2 °C | 41.8 °C | 6.1 °C | 15 | 6 | 0 |
| July | 27.6 °C | 14.9 °C | 20.0 °C | 42.5 °C | 8.5 °C | 22 | 8 | 0 |
| August | 27.8 °C | 15.2 °C | 20.1 °C | 40.7 °C | 10.0 °C | 23 | 8 | 0 |
| September | 27.6 °C | 15.5 °C | 20.1 °C | 41.4 °C | 9.3 °C | 20 | 9 | 0 |
| October | 24.0 °C | 13.5 °C | 17.6 °C | 38.3 °C | 5.2 °C | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| November | 18.1 °C | 9.8 °C | 13.1 °C | 29.4 °C | 2.8 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 14.3 °C | 6.8 °C | 9.9 °C | 21.8 °C | -1.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 92 mm | 9 | 9.9 h/day | 60 % | 81 % | 12 km/h |
| February | 97 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 59 % | 79 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 76 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 58 % | 77 % | 14 km/h |
| April | 43 mm | 6 | 13 h/day | 50 % | 73 % | 16 km/h |
| May | 19 mm | 4 | 14 h/day | 45 % | 70 % | 16 km/h |
| June | 4 mm | 1 | 15 h/day | 32 % | 66 % | 15 km/h |
| July | 1 mm | 0 | 15 h/day | 27 % | 66 % | 13 km/h |
| August | 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 28 % | 68 % | 13 km/h |
| September | 2 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 26 % | 67 % | 13 km/h |
| October | 23 mm | 3 | 11 h/day | 34 % | 68 % | 12 km/h |
| November | 45 mm | 5 | 10 h/day | 50 % | 76 % | 12 km/h |
| December | 84 mm | 9 | 9.6 h/day | 57 % | 80 % | 12 km/h |
How Fremont compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont | 28 °C | 6.2 °C | 487 mm | 105 |
| Sunnyvale · United States | 28 °C | 6.3 °C | 620 mm | 105 |
| San Jose · United States | 29 °C | 6.4 °C | 627 mm | 122 |
| Oakland · United States | 26 °C | 6.0 °C | 498 mm | 87 |
Where Fremont ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in North America in October | 5thof 50 | 96/100 |
| Places with the best weather in North America in May | 7thof 50 | 95/100 |
| The driest places in North America in September | 7thof 50 | 2.2 mm |
| Places with the best weather in North America in June | 13thof 50 | 93/100 |
| The driest places in North America in July | 13thof 50 | 0.9 mm |
| Places with the best weather in North America in July | 19thof 50 | 88/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Fremont.
QuestionsCommon questions about Fremont’s climate
When is the best time to visit Fremont?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. July, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Fremont get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 36 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 43 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 6.2 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 0 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Fremont?
February, averaging 97 mm over 9 days with rain. The driest month is July with 1 mm. The year as a whole averages 487 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Fremont rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.