Hot-summer humid continental

Hudson, New York

Columbia County, New York · Population 5.9k · 89 ft elevation

Living in Hudson

Hudson has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Hudson at a glance

Population
5.9k
Elevation
89 ft
Average daily high
61°F24th percentile
Average daily low
41°F25th percentile
Annual precipitation
44″52th percentile
Annual snowfall
31″71th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,458 hrs12th percentile
Median AQI
3930th percentile
Median home value
$324k62th percentile
Median rent
$1,309/mo58th percentile
Median household income
$55k23th percentile
Property tax rate
1.59%77th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
9.3%
Homes with broadband
86%24th percentile
Walkability index
9.259th percentile
Average commute
25 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
17%7th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
37%
Violent crime rate
176 per 100k50th percentile
Property crime rate
1,229 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
6922th percentile
Outdoor access
7776th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
9%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
2,001 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Hudson, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan35°F18°F2.7″8.2″128 hrs
Feb38°F19°F2.6″8.5″144 hrs
Mar48°F27°F3.3″4.4″189 hrs
Apr63°F38°F3.6″0.3″212 hrs
May74°F49°F3.5″—246 hrs
Jun81°F58°F5.0″—269 hrs
Jul85°F62°F3.9″—312 hrs
Aug83°F61°F4.5″—288 hrs
Sep75°F54°F4.3″—246 hrs
Oct64°F43°F4.2″—172 hrs
Nov51°F33°F3.0″0.5″145 hrs
Dec40°F25°F3.6″9.1″109 hrs

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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology