County Limerick climate
Monthly averages for Limerick, 2021–2025 · Munster
Limerick lies in the Shannon lowlands, sheltered by the Kerry and Cork hills to the south-west. It is mild and fairly wet, with warm summers in the Golden Vale and mist in the river valley on calm winter nights.
Rain: about 1406 mm falls in a year at Limerick, on roughly 203 days, making Limerick the 5th wettest of the 32 counties. October is the wettest month (171 mm) and April the driest (81 mm).
Temperature: July is the warmest month, with afternoons averaging 19°C, and January the coldest, with nights averaging 2°C. Frost is rare.
Sunshine: about 2390 hours a year, the 22nd sunniest of the 32 counties. May is the sunniest month (9.6 hours a day) and December the dullest (3.2).
Rainfall
Average total rainfall each month, in millimetres. 1406 mm a year.
Temperature
Bars run from the average night-time low to the average daytime high, in °C.
Sunshine
Hours of sunshine on an average day in each month. About 2390 hours a year.
Recent extremes, 2021–2025
- Hottest day: 30.1°C on 18 July 2022
- Coldest night: −5.3°C on 18 January 2024
- Wettest day: 39.7 mm on 23 November 2024
- Wettest month: October 2022, 233 mm
- Driest month: April 2021, 26 mm
Ireland's all-time records are on the records page.
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Rain mm | Rain days | Sun h/day | Wind km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 2 | 115 | 15 | 3.9 | 13 |
| February | 10 | 5 | 131 | 18 | 4.2 | 17 |
| March | 11 | 4 | 114 | 15 | 6.1 | 14 |
| April | 13 | 5 | 81 | 14 | 8.4 | 13 |
| May | 16 | 8 | 95 | 15 | 9.6 | 12 |
| June | 18 | 11 | 98 | 17 | 9.1 | 13 |
| July | 19 | 12 | 115 | 20 | 8.4 | 12 |
| August | 19 | 12 | 102 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 |
| September | 17 | 10 | 128 | 16 | 7.1 | 13 |
| October | 14 | 9 | 171 | 20 | 5.3 | 14 |
| November | 11 | 6 | 127 | 18 | 4.1 | 14 |
| December | 9 | 4 | 129 | 18 | 3.2 | 15 |
| Year | 14 | 7 | 1406 | 203 | 2390 h | 14 |
Figures are averages for 2021–2025 at each county town, from the ERA5 weather reanalysis via Open-Meteo. They describe typical lowland weather in each county; hills and exposed coasts are wetter and windier.
Bordering counties: Clare · Cork · Kerry · Tipperary. All counties: rainfall, temperature, sunshine.