Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Gloucester, MA. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5 in Gloucester runs cool, with an average high of just 51° and lows still dipping to freezing. It's a date that can surprise you — temps have swung from a bitter 24° in 2016 all the way to 78° in 2010. There's also a 44% chance of rain and a 12% chance of snow, so don't put the winter jacket away just yet.
Gloucester's weather has real teeth on both ends — the mercury hit 98° on July 4, 2002, and bottomed out at a brutal -13° just three years ago in February 2023. A single October storm in 1996 dumped 5.16 inches of rain in one day, and a January 2015 snowstorm buried the city under 19 inches.
Summer is the sweet spot here, with highs peaking around 80–82° in mid-July before easing off through August and September. Winters are cold and raw, with January and February highs stuck in the upper 30s. Spring is the wettest stretch — late March through early April averages over 1.5 inches per week, so pack accordingly.