Fremont, Michigan climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Fremont's normal year runs from 16°F January nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 37.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.9°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 27°C, 951 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFremont (4 mi WSW)
- Station IDUSC00203025
- Location43.45°N 86.03°W
- Elevation800 ft (244 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population4,617
On October 23, the normal high in Fremont is 55°F and the normal low 37°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Fremont.
- Jan 30° 16°
- Feb 32° 16°
- Mar 42° 23°
- Apr 55° 33°
- May 67° 44°
- Jun 76° 54°
- Jul 80° 58°
- Aug 78° 56°
- Sep 71° 50°
- Oct 59° 39°
- Nov 45° 30°
- Dec 34° 22°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Fremont each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 16°F. The most precipitation falls in October (3.90 in), the least in February (1.86 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30°F | 16°F | 22.7°F | 2.45 | – | <1 | 29 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 32°F | 16°F | 24.0°F | 1.86 | – | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 42°F | 23°F | 32.6°F | 2.41 | – | <1 | 26 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 55°F | 33°F | 44.1°F | 3.76 | – | <1 | 14 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 55.5°F | 3.88 | – | <1 | 2 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 76°F | 54°F | 65.2°F | 3.59 | – | <1 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 80°F | 58°F | 68.8°F | 3.27 | – | 3 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 78°F | 56°F | 67.1°F | 3.40 | – | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 71°F | 50°F | 60.7°F | 3.36 | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 59°F | 39°F | 48.9°F | 3.90 | – | <1 | 6 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 45°F | 30°F | 37.3°F | 3.09 | – | <1 | 19 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 34°F | 22°F | 28.0°F | 2.49 | – | <1 | 28 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 56°F | 37°F | 46.2°F | 37.46 | – | 4 | 149 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1°C | −9°C | −5.2°C | 62 mm |
| February | 0°C | −9°C | −4.4°C | 47 mm |
| March | 6°C | −5°C | 0.3°C | 61 mm |
| April | 13°C | 1°C | 6.7°C | 96 mm |
| May | 19°C | 7°C | 13.1°C | 99 mm |
| June | 25°C | 12°C | 18.4°C | 91 mm |
| July | 27°C | 14°C | 20.4°C | 83 mm |
| August | 26°C | 14°C | 19.5°C | 86 mm |
| September | 22°C | 10°C | 15.9°C | 85 mm |
| October | 15°C | 4°C | 9.4°C | 99 mm |
| November | 7°C | −1°C | 2.9°C | 78 mm |
| December | 1°C | −6°C | −2.2°C | 63 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Hesperia (11 miles away), gets 75 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00203025; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Fremont?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00203025.
When is the last frost in Fremont?
In Fremont, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 8 in half of years and after May 25 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 11 in half of years and before September 30 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 81 year in 10 after May 25; 9 in 10 after April 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 111 year in 10 before September 30; 9 in 10 before October 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 155 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 180 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 27 in half of springs and before October 25 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fremont in zone 5b in ZIP code 49412, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Fremont's NOAA station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −6°F (16 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Michigan · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00203025; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Fremont?
In a normal year in Fremont, 4 days a year reach 90°F and 149 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 149a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 60high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00203025.
How sunny is Fremont?
Over a year 70% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Fremont, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (81%) and December the cloudiest (46%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 47% | 1.2 |
| February | 55% | 2.1 |
| March | 66% | 3.5 |
| April | 69% | 4.7 |
| May | 72% | 5.6 |
| June | 76% | 6.2 |
| July | 81% | 6.3 |
| August | 80% | 5.4 |
| September | 77% | 4.2 |
| October | 65% | 2.6 |
| November | 57% | 1.6 |
| December | 46% | 1.0 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Fremont need?
A normal year in Fremont brings 7,190 heating degree days, 34% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 389 cooling degree days, 57% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,272 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,313 | 0 |
| February | 1,148 | 0 |
| March | 1,004 | 1 |
| April | 627 | 0 |
| May | 309 | 16 |
| June | 73 | 80 |
| July | 27 | 143 |
| August | 38 | 105 |
| September | 171 | 42 |
| October | 501 | 2 |
| November | 831 | 0 |
| December | 1,149 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,190 | 389 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00203025. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Fremont been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 50.5°F, 4.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 46.2°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 46.9°F | +0.7°F | 39.33 |
| 2023 | 49.6°F | +3.4°F | 35.09 |
| 2024 | 50.5°F | +4.3°F | 36.42 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00203025. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Fremont's climate compare?
Fremont is warmer than 58 of the other 139 places with their own NOAA record in Michigan, and wetter than 105. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 46.2°F is warmer than 24%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fremont is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Fremont share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Newaygo, MI2,556 people · 12 mi E
- Twin Lake, MI1,997 people · 10 mi SW
- White Cloud, MI1,519 people · 15 mi NE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Fremont's climate
What is the coldest month in Fremont?
January, with a normal high of 30°F and a normal low of 16°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow in Fremont?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Fremont's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Hesperia (11 miles away), records 75 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Fremont?
October, with 3.90 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.86 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fremont in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fremont in zone 5b in ZIP code 49412, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Fremont's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −6°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come in Fremont?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 8; in one year in ten it comes after May 25. Waiting until May 25 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Michigan climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Hesperia, MI11 miles from this station, 46.1°F a year
- Montague, MI20 miles from this station, 47.0°F a year
- Kent City, MI21 miles from this station, 47.1°F a year
- Muskegon, MI22 miles from this station, 49.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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