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Limerick vs Provincetown
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Limerick and Provincetown have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Provincetown is the wetter, with 264 mm more rain a year, and Provincetown the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Limerick and Provincetown, in everyday terms.
Summers
Provincetown has far hotter summers
Limerick: Mild
Provincetown: Warm
Winters
Limerick has much milder winters
Limerick: Chilly
Provincetown: Cold
Rain & snow
Provincetown is wetter
Limerick: Wet
Provincetown: Wet
Sky
Provincetown is sunnier
Limerick: Often grey
Provincetown: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Limerick and Provincetown run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Provincetown is the wetter — about 264 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Provincetown has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Provincetown | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +4 | +7 | +9 | +8 | +5 | +3 | — | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Provincetown | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +4 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Provincetown | 28 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +5 | +3 | — | -3 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Provincetown | -6 | -5 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 | -3 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -6 | -2 | +1 | +3 | +5 | +4 | +2 | -1 | -4 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| Provincetown | -6 | -5 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -6 | -2 | +1 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Provincetown | 17 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 | -3 |
| Difference | +5 | +4 | +2 | -1 | -4 | -6 |
Precipitation (mm) Provincetown runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 109 | 95 | 83 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 76 | 92 | 84 | 105 | 107 | 116 |
| Provincetown | 114 | 101 | 137 | 118 | 96 | 103 | 90 | 97 | 99 | 133 | 113 | 129 |
| Difference | +5 | +6 | +54 | +54 | +30 | +34 | +15 | +5 | +15 | +28 | +5 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 109 | 95 | 83 | 63 | 66 | 69 |
| Provincetown | 114 | 101 | 137 | 118 | 96 | 103 |
| Difference | +5 | +6 | +54 | +54 | +30 | +34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 76 | 92 | 84 | 105 | 107 | 116 |
| Provincetown | 90 | 97 | 99 | 133 | 113 | 129 |
| Difference | +15 | +5 | +15 | +28 | +5 | +12 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provincetown | 38 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provincetown | 38 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provincetown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Limerick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 77 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 |
| Provincetown | 69 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 51 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 68 |
| Difference | -8 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -17 | -25 | -26 | -22 | -17 | -10 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 77 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 78 |
| Provincetown | 69 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 61 |
| Difference | -8 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 79 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 |
| Provincetown | 55 | 51 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 68 |
| Difference | -25 | -26 | -22 | -17 | -10 | -9 |
Relative humidity (%) Limerick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 93 | 94 |
| Provincetown | 85 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -2 | -1 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -13 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 83 |
| Provincetown | 85 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -2 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 85 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 93 | 94 |
| Provincetown | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -13 | -11 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Limerick trends → · Provincetown trends →
Methodology & sources
Limerick
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Shannon, a weather station, about 21 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Provincetown
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Hingham (NOAA GHCN station USC00193624), about 63 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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