Limerick weather in February

In February, Limerick sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Limerick's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Limerick's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:04 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Limerick is city in Ireland in the province of Munster.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.1 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
4,920/km²
people per km²
Founded
~812 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month.

A typical February day in Limerick reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
183
283
383
483
583
683
783
883
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1483
1583
1683
1783
1883
1983
2083
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
2793
2893

How February really feels in Limerick

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Limerick weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9415.50.681.1
Feb / 79130.89.51.3
Mar10° / 7613.50.511.51.9
Apr12° / 7613.7013.62.9
May15° / 7714.2015.53.8
Jun17° / 10°7712.6016.54.8
Jul18° / 12°8314.2016.15.1
Aug18° / 12°8914014.55.0
Sep16° / 10°7612.7012.44.5
Oct13° / 8914.1010.33.2
Nov10° / 9615.108.51.9
Dec / 99150.37.51.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22080
32080
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
91981
101981
111981
121981
131981
141981
151981
161981
171981
181981
191981
202080
212080
222080
232278
242278
252278
262278
272278
282278

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Limerick gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 13 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1463
2463
3473
4473
5473
6473
7474
8474
9474
10474
11474
12473
13473
14473
15473
16463
17463
18463
19463
20463
21463
22463
23463
24473
25473
26484
27484
28494

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:28 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:285:08
28.78:265:10
38.88:255:12
48.88:235:14
58.98:225:16
69.08:205:17
79.08:185:19
89.18:165:21
99.18:155:23
109.28:135:25
119.38:115:27
129.38:095:29
139.48:075:31
149.58:065:33
159.58:045:35
169.68:025:36
179.68:005:38
189.77:585:40
199.87:565:42
209.87:545:44
219.97:525:46
2210.07:495:48
2310.07:475:50
2410.17:455:52
2510.27:435:54
2610.27:415:55
2710.37:395:57
2810.47:375:59

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 4.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Limerick?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Limerick.

What to pack for Limerick in February

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

In February, Limerick sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Limerick in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Limerick peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Limerick?

Limerick sits at 52.7°N, 8.6°W, 7 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Ennis, 32 km away.

EnnisCluain MealaGalwayTraleeCorkBallincolligDouglasKillarney

Topography around Limerick

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Limerick.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Limerick has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 925 m.

The land around Limerick is covered by grassland (36%), artificial surfaces (35%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
383 m
80 km
925 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Ennis 32 km · Cluain Meala 71 km · Galway 73 km · Tralee 85 km · Cork 86 km · Ballincollig 87 km · Douglas 89 km · Killarney 90 km

Ireland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$131,592
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 69%none 15%Protestant 4%Orthodox 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 Limerick (52.6647°, -8.6231°, elevation 7 m), 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).