Limerick
City in Ireland: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
King John's Castle Limerick (13th century): MonikaKub, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Limerick is a city in Ireland, in Munster. About 102,287 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Ireland in our atlas.
It lies at 52.66° N, 8.62° W, about 7 m (23 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Dublin time zone.
Location
Red dot: Limerick. Green dots: other major cities of Ireland. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Limerick has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 19°C (66°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 2°C (36°F). Around 1,090 mm (43 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2962943 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q133315 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- King John's Castle Limerick (13th century): MonikaKub, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)