Midwinter lows in Listowel stay above those of 94% of Irish towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 19.4°C. None of the 5 towns of 2,500+ in County Kerry gets less rain. The latest 30-year average runs 0.3°C warmer than 1981–2010’s, with February up the most. Garden chairs stay out from June to September, the months with highs of 18–19°C.
Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for the town’s own square kilometre.
A year in Listowel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Listowel’s climate
Compared with Irish towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in County Kerry beside it.
What a year in Listowel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,203 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and May the driest. 5th wettest of 5 towns of 2,500+ in County Kerry. The wettest month brings about 2.0 times the rain of the driest.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Living with Listowel’s climate
What the averages mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
Highs of 17–27°C with lows of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Averages smooth over storms, floods and heatwaves; Listowel’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →Met Éireann’s nearest station: Shannon Airport
Shannon Airport is 47 km north-east of Listowel, the nearest of the 25 synoptic stations where Met Éireann records the weather around the clock. The station stands 15 m above sea level; Listowel’s centre, 27 m.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.9°C | 3.5°C | 103 mm | 4.5 | 52 |
| February | 9.5°C | 3.4°C | 87 mm | 4.2 | 69 |
| March | 11.1°C | 4.1°C | 77 mm | 2.8 | 111 |
| April | 13.6°C | 5.6°C | 62 mm | 0.8 | 162 |
| May | 16.2°C | 8.1°C | 63 mm | 0.0 | 183 |
| June | 18.5°C | 10.7°C | 69 mm | 0.0 | 165 |
| July | 19.6°C | 12.6°C | 76 mm | 0.0 | 135 |
| August | 19.4°C | 12.4°C | 88 mm | 0.0 | 143 |
| September | 17.7°C | 10.6°C | 77 mm | 0.0 | 118 |
| October | 14.4°C | 8.0°C | 95 mm | 0.4 | 93 |
| November | 11.2°C | 5.5°C | 107 mm | 1.6 | 62 |
| December | 9.2°C | 3.9°C | 115 mm | 4.0 | 46 |
| Year | 14.1°C | 7.4°C | 1,020 mm | 18 | 1,338 |
The table is Shannon Airport’s own record, averaged over 1991–2020 from its daily readings (ours, not a Met Éireann table). The rest of the page is Met Éireann’s 1 km grid at Listowel itself: past 40 km, the station’s frosts and sunshine don’t stand for the town.
How Listowel compares
Against the 321 Irish towns and city neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from Met Éireann’s grid at its own centre, and its place among towns of 2,500+ in County Kerry.
Warmer than it used to be
Listowel’s 1991–2020 average is 0.3°C warmer than 1981–2010’s. The biggest change is in February (+0.4°C).
A year’s rain is 1,203 mm, up 4% from 1,153 mm.
Change by month
The two periods share 1991–2010, so the gap is a decade’s step, not the change between two separate 30-year periods.
Listowel and its neighbours
Abbeyfeale has the coldest January nights next door (3.0°C, 0.6°C colder). Choose a measure to recolour the map; tap a town for its climate.
The towns next door, side by side
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 19 km: a hill, a valley or the sea can make a real difference over a short distance.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listowel | 19.4°C | 3.6°C | 1,203 mm |
| Abbeyfeale 14 km | 19.5°C about the same | 3.0°C 0.6°C colder | 1,332 mm |
| Ballybunion 15 km | 18.9°C 0.5°C cooler | 4.2°C 0.6°C milder | 1,212 mm |
Each town’s colour is Met Éireann’s 1 km grid at its own centre, so towns a few kilometres apart can differ.
Listowel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, for the town itself (Met Éireann’s 1 km grid).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4°C | 3.6°C | 6.5°C | 131 mm |
| February | 9.8°C | 3.5°C | 6.7°C | 100 mm |
| March | 11.3°C | 4.2°C | 7.8°C | 85 mm |
| April | 13.6°C | 5.5°C | 9.6°C | 72 mm |
| May | 16.1°C | 7.8°C | 11.9°C | 69 mm |
| June | 18.3°C | 10.3°C | 14.3°C | 76 mm |
| July | 19.4°C | 12.2°C | 15.8°C | 85 mm |
| August | 19.3°C | 12.1°C | 15.7°C | 96 mm |
| September | 17.7°C | 10.4°C | 14.1°C | 97 mm |
| October | 14.5°C | 8.0°C | 11.3°C | 118 mm |
| November | 11.5°C | 5.6°C | 8.5°C | 137 mm |
| December | 9.8°C | 4.2°C | 7.0°C | 138 mm |
| Year | 14.2°C | 7.3°C | 10.8°C | 1,203 mm |
Where Listowel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature and rain: Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages on its 1 km grid (Climatological Notes 22 and 23), read at the grid point nearest Listowel’s population centre (0.1 km away).
- Weather station: the nearest of Met Éireann’s 25 synoptic stations, Shannon Airport, 47 km north-east, from Met Éireann’s station list.
- Frosts and degree days: Shannon Airport’s daily readings, 1991–2020, in the station table only: past 40 km they don’t stand for the town.
- Then and now: Met Éireann’s 1981–2010 averages on the same 1 km grid, at the same point.
- Altitudes: the town’s ground from the Copernicus GLO-30 surface model (a few metres high in built-up places), the station’s from Met Éireann.
- Comparisons: every Irish town and city neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, read the same way; the five city totals are left out.
- Not on this page: sunshine, frost days, warm days, snow and wind. Met Éireann publishes no 1991–2020 grid for them, only tables for its stations, so no town has a figure of its own.
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Questions about Listowel’s climate
How warm does Listowel get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 19.4°C.
How cold does Listowel get in winter?
February nights average 3.5°C, the coldest of the year. Met Éireann counts frosts only at its weather stations, so there is no frost count for the town itself.
How much rain does Listowel get?
About 1,203 mm a year, more than 86% of Irish towns. December is the wettest month (138 mm) and May the driest (69 mm).
How sunny is it?
Met Éireann publishes its 1991–2020 sunshine averages for its weather stations only, not on the 1 km grid this page reads, so there is no sunshine figure for Listowel itself. Its nearest synoptic station is Shannon Airport.
Are these figures for Listowel itself?
Yes: they are Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages on its 1 km grid, read at Listowel’s population centre. The nearest of its synoptic weather stations, Shannon Airport, is 47 km north-east.
Where do these figures come from?
Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 climate averages, published as maps of Ireland in 1 km squares (Climatological Notes 22 and 23); the page reads the square at Listowel’s population centre. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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