Geography and Climate Jersey City lies on a peninsula between the Hudson and Hackensack rivers in northeastern New Jersey. While Jersey City's climate tends to be continental, influenced by winds from the west, it does experience temperature extremes throughout its four seasons. Summers are hot and humid while winters are moderately snowy. Jersey City Lies Between the Hackensack and Hudson Rivers. Newark Is Seven Miles to the West.
Manhattan is Just Across the Hudson.
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