Fremont weather in May

In May, Fremont sees average daytime highs of 72°F and overnight lows near 52°F, with 5.2 in of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 67°F in the first days to 77°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Fremont's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fremont's year-round climate.

Daytime high
72°
5th warmest
Overnight low
52°
8th coldest
Precipitation
5.2 in
12.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:13 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
60%
11th clearest
Wind
10 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 67°F in the first days to 77°F by the end.

A typical May day in Fremont reaches about 72°F in the afternoon and slips back to 52°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 59°F and 85°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 11°F warmer than April and about 10°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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26747
36747
46847
56848
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317758

How May really feels in Fremont

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May 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

May 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 May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34456
44456
54456
64456
74555
84555
94555
104555
114654
124654
134654
144654
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244555
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264654
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284654
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304852
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Fremont gets around 5.2 in of rain and snow over 12.5 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
441
540
640
740
839
938
1038
1137
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1737
1837
1938
2039
2139
2240
2341
2442
2543
2644
2745
2845
2945
3044
3144

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192620
290730
388831
486941
5851041
6851041
7831151
8811261
9801361
10781471
11781471
12751582
13741682
14731692
157216102
167117102
177017112
186817123
196717133
206518143
216418153
226318154
236119164
246019174
255820175
265720185
275421196
285421196
295122207
304923208
314723209

Wind in May

Winds average 10 mph in May.

Across May, 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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319light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:307:16
213.85:297:17
313.85:287:18
413.95:267:19
513.95:257:20
614.05:247:21
714.05:237:22
814.05:217:24
914.15:207:25
1014.15:197:26
1114.15:187:27
1214.25:177:28
1314.25:167:29
1414.35:157:30
1514.35:147:31
1614.35:137:32
1714.45:127:33
1814.45:117:34
1914.45:107:35
2014.45:097:36
2114.55:087:37
2214.55:077:38
2314.55:067:39
2414.65:067:40
2514.65:057:41
2614.65:047:41
2714.65:037:42
2814.75:037:43
2914.75:027:44
3014.75:027:45
3114.75:017:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, 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 — May's 5.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
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155.8Bright
165.9Bright
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205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Fremont

In seasonPeak

In May, 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 May a good time to visit Fremont?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Fremont for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fremont in May

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

In May, Fremont sees daytime highs around 72°F and nights near 52°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Fremont in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — 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
May 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).