Gloucester, MA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BEVERLY, MA US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Gloucester has an annual average temperature of 48.3°F with about 48 inches of precipitation per year and 51.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.8°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.99 in) and August the driest (3.36 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
42.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,261
Cooling need
258

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

129 of 366 (35.2%) of Gloucester's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1990s
39
2000s
139
2010s
114
2020s
74

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 36.6°F 17.8°F 27.2°F 3.74 in 16.0 in 11
February 38.6°F 18.0°F 28.3°F 3.61 in 16.4 in 10
March 45.4°F 25.2°F 35.3°F 4.64 in 7.6 in 11
April 56.6°F 33.5°F 45.1°F 4.20 in 1.4 in 12
May 66.2°F 43.7°F 54.9°F 3.47 in 12
June 74.7°F 53.8°F 64.2°F 3.99 in 12
July 80.1°F 59.9°F 70.0°F 3.43 in 10
August 78.9°F 58.4°F 68.6°F 3.36 in 9
September 71.8°F 51.3°F 61.5°F 3.82 in 9
October 60.8°F 40.3°F 50.5°F 4.99 in 0.3 in 11
November 51.3°F 31.4°F 41.4°F 3.98 in 0.9 in 11
December 42.1°F 23.7°F 32.9°F 4.79 in 8.8 in 11

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