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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 10 in 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 10 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 48 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 49 |
| Provincetown | 38 | 40 | 47 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 43 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -5 | +2 | +7 | +12 | +16 | +15 | +10 | +5 | — | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 48 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 65 |
| Provincetown | 38 | 40 | 47 | 58 | 69 | 77 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -5 | +2 | +7 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 67 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 49 |
| Provincetown | 83 | 82 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 43 |
| Difference | +16 | +15 | +10 | +5 | — | -6 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 38 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 39 |
| Provincetown | 22 | 23 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 57 | 63 | 62 | 55 | 44 | 35 | 27 |
| Difference | -16 | -15 | -10 | -4 | +1 | +6 | +9 | +8 | +4 | -2 | -7 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 38 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 47 | 51 |
| Provincetown | 22 | 23 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 57 |
| Difference | -16 | -15 | -10 | -4 | +1 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 55 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 39 |
| Provincetown | 63 | 62 | 55 | 44 | 35 | 27 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +4 | -2 | -7 | -12 |
Precipitation (in) Provincetown runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Provincetown | 4.5 | 4 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| Difference | +0.2 | +0.2 | +2.1 | +2.1 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Provincetown | 4.5 | 4 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4 |
| Difference | +0.2 | +0.2 | +2.1 | +2.1 | +1.2 | +1.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Provincetown | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| Difference | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.5 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provincetown | 14.8 | 14.5 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 8.8 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provincetown | 14.8 | 14.5 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provincetown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 8.8 |
| 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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