Fremont weather in August

In August, Fremont sees average daytime highs of 83°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 3.4 in of rain across 9 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 83°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Fremont's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fremont's year-round climate.

Daytime high
83°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
64°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.4 in
9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:40 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
45%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Fremont is city and county seat of Dodge County, Nebraska, USA.

Density
1,060/km²
people per km²
Founded
1871

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 83°F through the month.

A typical August day in Fremont reaches about 83°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 75°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 7°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Fremont

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Fremont weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 15°0.94.83.99.30.0
Feb37° / 19°1.15.24.210.30.0
Mar49° / 29°2.27.72.611.72.2
Apr62° / 40°4.010.51.313.15.0
May72° / 52°5.212.50.114.36.3
Jun82° / 63°4.810.7014.96.0
Jul86° / 67°3.18.8014.75.4
Aug83° / 64°3.49013.76.1
Sep77° / 55°3.07.6012.37.4
Oct64° / 42°2.47.20.610.96.1
Nov49° / 30°1.64.91.89.72.3
Dec36° / 19°1.353.69.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Fremont gets around 3.4 in of rain over 9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15162831181
25162832181
35162832181
45162832171
56172832171
66172832171
76172732171
86182732171
97182731161
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
37light breeze
47light breeze
57light breeze
67light breeze
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309light breeze
319light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:247:40
214.25:257:39
314.25:267:37
414.15:277:36
514.15:287:35
614.15:297:34
714.05:307:33
814.05:317:31
914.05:337:30
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1113.95:357:27
1213.85:367:26
1313.85:377:25
1413.85:387:23
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1613.75:407:20
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1913.65:437:16
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2113.55:457:13
2213.45:467:11
2313.45:477:10
2413.35:487:08
2513.35:497:07
2613.25:507:05
2713.25:517:03
2813.25:527:02
2913.15:537:00
3013.15:546:58
3113.05:556:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Fremont

In seasonPeak

In August, Fremont sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Fremont's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Fremont?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Fremont for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Fremont in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Fremont sees daytime highs around 83°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Fremont in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fremont peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Fremont?

Fremont sits at 41.4°N, 96.5°W, 1,198 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is La Vista, 30 mi away.

Topography around Fremont

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Fremont.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Fremont has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 ft around an average of 1,198 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 892 ft.

The land around Fremont is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), trees (29%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, cropland (74%) within 10 miles, and cropland (76%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
92 ft
10 miles
285 ft
50 miles
892 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: La Vista 30 mi · Papillion 30 mi · Omaha 32 mi · Council Bluffs 35 mi · Bellevue 38 mi · Lincoln 45 mi · Columbus 45 mi · Norfolk 63 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Fremont (41.4333°, -96.4981°, elevation 1,198 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).