Fremont weather in December

In December, Fremont sees average daytime highs of 36°F and overnight lows near 19°F, with 1.3 in of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°F in the first days to 33°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Fremont's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fremont's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
1.3 in
5 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:52 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
56%
7th clearest
Wind
9 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
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 December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°F in the first days to 33°F by the end.

A typical December day in Fremont reaches about 36°F in the afternoon and slips back to 19°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°F and 51°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 13°F cooler than November and about 4°F warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Fremont

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 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
31
31 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Fremont weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-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 December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Fremont gets around 1.3 in of rain and snow over 5 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 17% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in December

Winds average 9 mph in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
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39light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:39 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:394:53
29.27:404:52
39.27:414:52
49.27:424:52
59.17:434:52
69.17:444:52
79.17:454:52
89.17:464:52
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.93 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — December's 1.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Fremont

In seasonPeak

None of Fremont's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Rainy season
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Feb
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May
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Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Fremont?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fremont.

What to pack for Fremont in December

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

In December, Fremont sees daytime highs around 36°F and nights near 19°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Fremont in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. 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
December 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).