Hudson County is a county in the U. Lying in the northeast of the state and on the west bank of the Hudson River , the North Jersey county is part of the state's Gateway Region [ 5 ] and the New York metropolitan area.
Its county seat is Jersey City , [ 1 ] the county's largest city in terms of both population and area. Established in , it is named for Henry Hudson , the sea captain who explored the area in The average temperature of Hudson County is The county is located on the U. East Coast , approximately halfway between the Equator and the North Pole, which results in climate that is influenced by wet, dry, hot, and cold airstreams, and highly variable daily weather.
The high number of urban areas in this region are characterized by a high volume of industry and vehicular traffic that produce large amounts of pollutants. These substances, along with the large amounts of asphalt, brick, and concrete that compose buildings in the area, retain more atmospheric heat, which make it a regularly warmer " heat island " than surrounding suburban and rural areas.
The northern border of the Central Zone is often the boundary between freezing and non-freezing precipitation in the winter, and between comfortable and comfortable sleeping conditions in the summer. Hudson County experiences precipitation an average of days a year, during which it receives an annual average of 48 inches of rain, compared to the national average of 38, and 26 inches of snow, compared to the national average of The summer high temperature in July is about 86 degrees, and its winter low in January is On average, there are sunny days per year in the county, compared with the national average of Average monthly precipitation ranged from 3.
According to the U. Census Bureau , as of the Census, the county had a total area of Hudson is located in the heart of New York metropolitan area in northeastern New Jersey. The topography is marked by the New Jersey Palisades in the north with cliffs overlooking the Hudson River to the east and less severe cuesta , or slope, to the west. They gradually level off to the southern peninsula, which is coastal and flat. Much of the land along the county's extensive shoreline and littoral zone was created by land reclamation.
