Editing McKinleyville, California (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|21.0|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|20.8|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi}}, or 1.2%, is water.

McKinleyville consists of several watershed areas. The north bank of the [[Mad River (California)|Mad River]] is the farthest watershed to the south. The next watershed to the north is Mill Creek, then Widow White Creek, Norton Creek, Strawberry Creek, Patrick Creek and finally the farthest watershed to the north is the south bank of the Little River. To the west lies the [[Pacific Ocean]].

===Climate===

The area sees summers that are not as foggy as Eureka and Arcata to the south, and run a few degrees warmer.
McKinleyville has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|cool-summer Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Csc'') typical of the [[North Coast (California)|North Coast]] that is characterized by mild, rainy winters and cool, mild summers, with an average temperature of 55°[[Fahrenheit|F]] (13&nbsp;°C). The area experiences coastal influence fog all year round.

{{Weather box|location = McKinleyville, California
|single line = Yes
| Jan high F  = 54.4
| Feb high F  = 55.2
| Mar high F  = 56.1
| Apr high F  = 57.3
| May high F  = 59.9
| Jun high F  = 62.0
| Jul high F  = 63.7
| Aug high F  = 64.7
| Sep high F  = 64.8
| Oct high F  = 62.6
| Nov high F  = 57.1
| Dec high F  = 53.7
| year high F =
| Jan mean F  = 46.8
| Feb mean F  = 47.5
| Mar mean F  = 48.3
| Apr mean F  = 49.6
| May mean F  = 52.6
| Jun mean F  = 55.0
| Jul mean F  = 57.1
| Aug mean F  = 57.8
| Sep mean F  = 56.4
| Oct mean F  = 53.7
| Nov mean F  = 49.4
| Dec mean F  = 46.2
| year mean F =
| Jan low F  = 39.2
| Feb low F  = 39.7
| Mar low F  = 40.4
| Apr low F  = 41.8
| May low F  = 45.2
| Jun low F  = 48.0
| Jul low F  = 50.4
| Aug low F  = 50.8
| Sep low F  = 47.9
| Oct low F  = 44.7
| Nov low F  = 41.6
| Dec low F  = 38.6
| year low F =
| precipitation colour    = green
| Jan precipitation inch  = 8.1
| Feb precipitation inch  = 6.9
| Mar precipitation inch  = 6.6
| Apr precipitation inch  = 4.3
| May precipitation inch  = 2.5
| Jun precipitation inch  = 1.2
| Jul precipitation inch  = 0.3
| Aug precipitation inch  = 0.4
| Sep precipitation inch  = 0.8
| Oct precipitation inch  = 3.0
| Nov precipitation inch  = 6.9
| Dec precipitation inch  = 9.4
| year precipitation inch =
| Jan snow inch  = 0
| Feb snow inch  = 0.3
| Mar snow inch  = 0
| Apr snow inch  = 0
| May snow inch  = 0
| Jun snow inch  = 0
| Jul snow inch  = 0
| Aug snow inch  = 0
| Sep snow inch  = 0
| Oct snow inch  = 0
| Nov snow inch  = 0
| Dec snow inch  = 0.2
| year snow inch =
| Jan rain days  = 16.9
| Feb rain days  = 15.0
| Mar rain days  = 16.6
| Apr rain days  = 13.5
| May rain days  = 9.6
| Jun rain days  = 5.6
| Jul rain days  = 2.6
| Aug rain days  = 2.9
| Sep rain days  = 4.4
| Oct rain days  = 8.4
| Nov rain days  = 15.7
| Dec rain days  = 17.6
| year rain days =
| Jan snow days  = 0.1
| Feb snow days  = 0.1
| Mar snow days  = 0
| Apr snow days  = 0
| May snow days  = 0
| Jun snow days  = 0
| Jul snow days  = 0
| Aug snow days  = 0
| Sep snow days  = 0
| Oct snow days  = 0
| Nov snow days  = 0
| Dec snow days  = 0.1
| year snow days =
|source = <ref name=bestplaces.net>{{cite web |url =https://www.bestplaces.net/climate/city/california/mckinleyville |title = McKinleyville, California |access-date = 19 July 2020}}</ref>
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