Limerick climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Limerick?

Limerick has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 1,164 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Limerick?

The hottest day measured in Limerick between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2011, reaching 40.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Limerick?

The coldest day measured in Limerick between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1984, at -26.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Limerick?

Yes. Limerick gets on average 64.5 cm of snow per year and has around 90 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Limerick warmed?

Yes: Limerick warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Limerick?

The wettest day measured in Limerick between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1999, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Limerick?

The windiest day measured in Limerick between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1954, with winds reaching 48.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Limerick?

The warmest month in Limerick is July (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Limerick?

Limerick receives on average 1,164 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Limerick?

Limerick gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Limerick (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 1,164 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Limerick averages 90 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.

Limerick has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 100 to 80 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 22 July 2011) and the coldest -26.5 °C (on 22 January 1984).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

LimerickPennsylvania

coords: 40.23°, -75.52°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

DfaHot-summer humid continentalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

11.8°C

Average daily high

16.6°C

Average daily low

7.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,164mm

Sunshine / day

8.7h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

15.9km/h

Seasonal range

24.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

90 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

32 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

122 d/yr

Annual snowfall

64.5 cm

Average feels-like high

15.2 °C

Average feels-like low

5.0 °C

Average peak gust

38.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

35 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

40.0 °C

22 July 2011

Coldest day

-26.5 °C

22 January 1984

Wettest day

135 mm

16 September 1999

Windiest day

48.9 km/h

15 October 1954

Strongest gust

129.2 km/h

25 November 1950

Hottest feels-like

44.5 °C

15 July 1995

Coldest feels-like

-31.6 °C

22 January 1984

Snowiest day

36.1 cm

23 January 2016

Sunniest day

14.1 h

4 July 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.0 °C24 June 2025	-13.9 °C22 January 2025	12.5 °C	1,045 mm	41	91
2024	36.2 °C22 June 2024	-13.6 °C23 December 2024	13.5 °C	1,135 mm	39	62
2023	35.1 °C2 June 2023	-12.3 °C4 February 2023	13.5 °C	1,213 mm	31	54
2022	35.3 °C24 July 2022	-15.0 °C24 December 2022	12.8 °C	1,296 mm	49	95
2021	35.9 °C30 June 2021	-10.6 °C8 February 2021	13.2 °C	1,180 mm	46	77
2020	35.7 °C3 July 2020	-14.5 °C19 December 2020	13.4 °C	1,235 mm	42	60
2019	35.9 °C21 July 2019	-19.6 °C7 March 2019	12.8 °C	1,331 mm	36	91
2018	35.0 °C2 July 2018	-18.1 °C7 January 2018	12.7 °C	1,633 mm	44	85
2017	35.5 °C13 June 2017	-11.9 °C9 January 2017	13.1 °C	1,149 mm	33	70
2016	35.9 °C23 July 2016	-15.4 °C14 February 2016	13.2 °C	975 mm	53	74
2015	34.8 °C19 July 2015	-18.2 °C20 February 2015	12.7 °C	1,000 mm	44	89
2014	33.0 °C2 July 2014	-20.8 °C4 January 2014	11.2 °C	1,112 mm	20	98
2013	35.3 °C19 July 2013	-12.7 °C23 January 2013	12.0 °C	1,106 mm	26	96
2012	39.5 °C18 July 2012	-11.9 °C4 January 2012	13.6 °C	979 mm	48	71
2011	40.0 °C22 July 2011	-17.1 °C24 January 2011	12.9 °C	1,596 mm	38	90
2010	39.2 °C6 July 2010	-11.1 °C7 February 2010	13.1 °C	1,041 mm	72	84
2009	33.3 °C10 August 2009	-14.8 °C17 January 2009	11.7 °C	1,259 mm	16	88
2008	37.0 °C10 June 2008	-13.3 °C11 February 2008	12.2 °C	1,258 mm	30	90
2007	35.8 °C8 August 2007	-14.2 °C5 February 2007	12.5 °C	1,059 mm	49	89
2006	36.5 °C3 August 2006	-11.3 °C19 February 2006	13.1 °C	1,239 mm	41	67
2005	36.3 °C27 July 2005	-18.8 °C29 January 2005	12.3 °C	1,026 mm	48	90
2004	33.4 °C9 June 2004	-17.4 °C25 January 2004	11.9 °C	1,268 mm	19	92
2003	34.1 °C22 August 2003	-18.3 °C18 January 2003	11.2 °C	1,454 mm	22	96
2002	37.0 °C2 August 2002	-10.1 °C4 December 2002	12.7 °C	1,150 mm	49	78
2001	38.5 °C9 August 2001	-20.3 °C23 January 2001	12.6 °C	817 mm	32	86
2000	33.8 °C10 July 2000	-15.2 °C30 January 2000	11.4 °C	1,046 mm	13	93
1999	36.8 °C5 July 1999	-12.1 °C2 January 1999	12.5 °C	1,135 mm	41	81
1998	33.9 °C26 June 1998	-16.1 °C1 January 1998	13.3 °C	1,040 mm	39	58
1997	36.1 °C17 July 1997	-17.1 °C19 January 1997	11.6 °C	946 mm	36	83
1996	34.3 °C20 May 1996	-19.0 °C5 February 1996	11.1 °C	1,546 mm	8	88
1995	38.6 °C15 July 1995	-17.5 °C8 February 1995	12.0 °C	1,069 mm	41	98
1994	36.0 °C15 June 1994	-22.9 °C19 January 1994	11.9 °C	1,339 mm	34	90
1993	36.2 °C10 July 1993	-14.7 °C19 March 1993	11.9 °C	1,274 mm	49	89
1992	35.9 °C14 July 1992	-13.5 °C19 January 1992	11.2 °C	992 mm	20	87
1991	37.4 °C23 July 1991	-13.8 °C22 January 1991	13.0 °C	1,063 mm	61	80
1990	36.1 °C4 July 1990	-13.6 °C26 February 1990	12.9 °C	1,213 mm	27	73
1989	33.4 °C10 September 1989	-15.6 °C23 December 1989	11.3 °C	1,378 mm	22	100
1988	36.9 °C16 July 1988	-20.5 °C11 January 1988	11.4 °C	1,005 mm	53	100
1987	35.6 °C21 July 1987	-20.9 °C28 January 1987	11.8 °C	1,250 mm	37	88
1986	36.0 °C7 July 1986	-14.4 °C28 January 1986	11.8 °C	1,225 mm	31	93
1985	34.1 °C14 August 1985	-23.3 °C21 January 1985	11.7 °C	1,022 mm	12	94
1984	34.4 °C13 June 1984	-26.5 °C22 January 1984	11.5 °C	1,374 mm	22	90
1983	36.0 °C16 July 1983	-18.5 °C25 December 1983	11.7 °C	1,515 mm	49	86
1982	33.6 °C19 July 1982	-21.3 °C17 January 1982	11.2 °C	1,089 mm	10	94
1981	33.9 °C16 June 1981	-22.4 °C12 January 1981	11.2 °C	991 mm	27	93
1980	37.5 °C21 July 1980	-17.2 °C25 December 1980	11.4 °C	874 mm	50	97
1979	34.2 °C10 August 1979	-23.9 °C18 February 1979	11.5 °C	1,324 mm	23	84
1978	35.4 °C23 July 1978	-18.8 °C5 February 1978	10.4 °C	1,417 mm	24	100
1977	35.7 °C19 July 1977	-20.3 °C17 January 1977	11.4 °C	1,246 mm	29	99
1976	32.6 °C18 April 1976	-17.6 °C23 January 1976	11.1 °C	1,084 mm	28	102
1975	34.3 °C2 August 1975	-13.8 °C10 February 1975	12.0 °C	1,378 mm	19	88
1974	34.3 °C10 June 1974	-15.9 °C14 January 1974	11.8 °C	1,108 mm	24	91
1973	35.3 °C28 August 1973	-15.3 °C17 February 1973	12.2 °C	1,330 mm	28	76
1972	34.4 °C23 July 1972	-17.0 °C23 February 1972	11.1 °C	1,472 mm	24	93
1971	35.5 °C8 July 1971	-19.2 °C1 February 1971	11.8 °C	1,278 mm	28	86
1970	33.7 °C23 September 1970	-17.3 °C20 January 1970	11.5 °C	1,018 mm	38	101
1969	34.3 °C17 July 1969	-15.4 °C25 December 1969	11.2 °C	1,316 mm	21	112
1968	36.6 °C1 July 1968	-20.3 °C2 January 1968	11.5 °C	946 mm	40	94
1967	34.6 °C16 June 1967	-23.7 °C13 February 1967	10.7 °C	1,148 mm	24	98
1966	39.8 °C3 July 1966	-17.0 °C29 January 1966	11.1 °C	993 mm	45	97
1965	34.5 °C25 July 1965	-18.7 °C15 January 1965	11.0 °C	762 mm	32	97
1964	36.2 °C30 June 1964	-16.9 °C15 January 1964	11.4 °C	1,008 mm	38	100
1963	35.6 °C27 June 1963	-22.9 °C29 January 1963	10.7 °C	956 mm	24	103
1962	34.7 °C8 July 1962	-21.0 °C11 February 1962	10.7 °C	1,038 mm	28	115
1961	33.3 °C2 July 1961	-22.5 °C22 January 1961	11.1 °C	1,182 mm	28	94
1960	32.3 °C29 August 1960	-21.5 °C23 December 1960	10.9 °C	1,294 mm	18	114
1959	35.6 °C29 June 1959	-15.3 °C23 December 1959	12.2 °C	1,149 mm	46	98
1958	32.9 °C2 July 1958	-17.8 °C11 February 1958	10.6 °C	1,289 mm	24	89
1957	36.8 °C21 July 1957	-20.1 °C17 January 1957	12.0 °C	974 mm	35	81
1956	34.9 °C14 June 1956	-9.8 °C28 January 1956	11.3 °C	1,211 mm	25	85
1955	38.1 °C22 July 1955	-18.4 °C3 February 1955	11.9 °C	988 mm	44	104
1954	37.8 °C31 July 1954	-19.9 °C18 January 1954	11.9 °C	959 mm	32	92
1953	39.1 °C2 September 1953	-10.5 °C18 December 1953	12.7 °C	1,081 mm	43	73
1952	36.8 °C26 June 1952	-13.2 °C30 January 1952	11.9 °C	1,370 mm	36	83
1951	33.5 °C27 July 1951	-17.6 °C17 December 1951	11.7 °C	1,212 mm	24	83
1950	32.9 °C26 June 1950	-16.4 °C27 December 1950	11.2 °C	1,119 mm	17	104
1949	36.2 °C4 July 1949	-16.3 °C20 March 1949	12.7 °C	970 mm	42	80
1948	36.0 °C26 August 1948	-20.5 °C19 January 1948	11.0 °C	1,304 mm	22	96
1947	33.6 °C14 August 1947	-14.8 °C5 February 1947	11.3 °C	1,086 mm	18	104
1946	32.7 °C19 July 1946	-15.4 °C28 January 1946	12.0 °C	1,066 mm	14	79
1945	33.9 °C1 July 1945	-19.3 °C25 January 1945	11.1 °C	1,478 mm	16	94
1944	34.9 °C5 August 1944	-15.1 °C22 December 1944	11.2 °C	1,158 mm	39	107
1943	34.0 °C25 June 1943	-21.0 °C16 February 1943	10.8 °C	958 mm	33	112
1942	33.8 °C19 July 1942	-20.3 °C11 January 1942	11.1 °C	1,245 mm	15	102
1941	34.7 °C28 July 1941	-14.6 °C10 February 1941	11.3 °C	983 mm	26	107
1940	33.8 °C26 July 1940	-16.6 °C20 January 1940	10.2 °C	1,307 mm	13	108

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

17.3 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

41 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

91 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1045 mm

-119 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	1.9 °C	-1.2 °C	27 mm	-56 mm
Feb	5.2 °C	+0.4 °C	76 mm	-4 mm
Mar	14.7 °C	+4.9 °C	97 mm	-4 mm
Apr	17.9 °C	+1.6 °C	94 mm	-7 mm
May	21.4 °C	-0.4 °C	174 mm	+67 mm
Jun	27.4 °C	+0.7 °C	93 mm	-9 mm
Jul	30.7 °C	+1.6 °C	176 mm	+59 mm
Aug	27.3 °C	-0.6 °C	21 mm	-87 mm
Sep	25.9 °C	+1.7 °C	87 mm	-13 mm
Oct	18.7 °C	+0.7 °C	88 mm	+3 mm
Nov	11.6 °C	+0.1 °C	52 mm	-37 mm
Dec	3.6 °C	-1.8 °C	61 mm	-33 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.0 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest day

-13.9 °C

22 Jan 2025

Wettest day

61.3 mm

31 Jul 2025

Windiest day

32.8 km/h

11 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

80.6 km/h

5 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.0 °C

23 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-18.7 °C

22 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

7.3 cm

14 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

14.1 h

4 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Limerick?

Limerick has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 1,164 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Limerick?

The hottest day measured in Limerick between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2011, reaching 40.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Limerick?

The coldest day measured in Limerick between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1984, at -26.5 °C.

Does it snow in Limerick?

Yes. Limerick gets on average 64.5 cm of snow per year and has around 90 frost days.

Has the climate of Limerick warmed?

Yes: Limerick warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Limerick?

The wettest day measured in Limerick between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1999, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Limerick?

The windiest day measured in Limerick between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1954, with winds reaching 48.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Limerick?

The warmest month in Limerick is July (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Limerick?

Limerick receives on average 1,164 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Limerick?

Limerick gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Limerick?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Limerick between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2016, with 36.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Limerick?

Yes: Limerick has on average 35 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Limerick?

In Limerick, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 15 July 1995, and the lowest was -31.6 °C on 22 January 1984.

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