Editing Gilbert, Arizona (section)

==Geography==
Gilbert is in the southeastern [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] metropolitan area. It is south of [[Mesa, Arizona|Mesa]], northeast of [[Chandler, Arizona|Chandler]], and northwest of [[Queen Creek, Arizona|Queen Creek]].<ref>''Chandler, AZ,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1952 (1982 rev.)</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has an area of {{convert|68.86|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|68.65|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.20|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023" />

===Climate===
Gilbert has a subtropical, hot desert climate ([[Köppen climate classification]] BWh) with dry and hot summers, and mild to warm winters, with little rainfall.

{{Weather box
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|location = Gilbert, Arizona
|single line = Y
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high F =  89
|Feb record high F =  95
|Mar record high F =  99
|Apr record high F = 106
|May record high F = 118
|Jun record high F = 116
|Jul record high F = 119
|Aug record high F = 115
|Sep record high F = 113
|Oct record high F = 107
|Nov record high F =  97
|Dec record high F =  86
|Jan high F =  67
|Feb high F =  71
|Mar high F =  77
|Apr high F =  85
|May high F =  94
|Jun high F = 104
|Jul high F = 106
|Aug high F = 104
|Sep high F =  99
|Oct high F =  89
|Nov high F =  75
|Dec high F =  67

|Jan low F = 41
|Feb low F = 45
|Mar low F = 49
|Apr low F = 54
|May low F = 61
|Jun low F = 70
|Jul low F = 77
|Aug low F = 76
|Sep low F = 70
|Oct low F = 59
|Nov low F = 47
|Dec low F = 40

|Jan record low F = 15
|Feb record low F = 19
|Mar record low F = 24
|Apr record low F = 30
|May record low F = 37
|Jun record low F = 43
|Jul record low F = 54
|Aug record low F = 51
|Sep record low F = 40
|Oct record low F = 30
|Nov record low F = 22
|Dec record low F = 17
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.01
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.03
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.19
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.33
|May precipitation inch = 0.13
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.04
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.89
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.14
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.89
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.81
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.77
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.98

|source 1 = The Weather Channel<ref>{{Cite web |title=Average Weather for Gilbert, AZ – Temperature and Precipitation |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/fitness/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USAZ0082 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719103341/http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/fitness/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USAZ0082 |archive-date=July 19, 2014 |access-date=August 24, 2017 |publisher=Weather.com}}</ref>}}

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!Colspan=14|Climate data for Gilbert
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!Mean daily daylight hours
|style="background:#F0F011;color:#000000;"|10.0
|style="background:#F7F722;color:#000000;"|11.0
|style="background:#FFFF33;color:#000000;"|12.0
|style="background:#FFFF44;color:#000000;"|13.0
|style="background:#FFFF55;color:#000000;"|14.0
|style="background:#FFFF5D;color:#000000;"|14.5
|style="background:#FFFF55;color:#000000;"|14.0
|style="background:#FFFF4C;color:#000000;"|13.5
|style="background:#FFFF3B;color:#000000;"|12.5
|style="background:#FBFB2A;color:#000000;"|11.5
|style="background:#F4F419;color:#000000;"|10.5
|style="background:#F0F011;color:#000000;"|10.0
|style="background:#FFFF36;color:#000000;border-left-width:medium"|12.2
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!Colspan=14 style="background:#f8f9fa;font-weight:normal;font-size:95%;"|Source: Weather Atlas<ref name="Weather Atlas">{{Cite web |title=Gilbert, Arizona, USA – Monthly weather forecast and Climate data |url=https://www.weather-us.com/en/arizona-usa/gilbert-climate |access-date=April 10, 2019 |publisher=Weather Atlas}}</ref>
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