Editing Shandon, California (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Shandonchapelbdf (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|View of the Serra Chapel.]]
Shandon is located at the bottom of the San Juan Valley, where San Juan Creek and Cholame Creek come together to form the [[Estrella River]], which flows west to meet the [[Salinas River (California)|Salinas River]] north of [[Paso Robles]]. Shandon is also at the junction of State Routes [[California State Route 41|41]] and [[California State Route 46|46]], at the southwestern portion of the stretch where the two highways merge for approximately six miles. The [[San Andreas Fault]] cuts perpendicular to the highways here, six miles from Shandon.

Shandon is located at {{coord|35|39|22|N|120|22|44|W|type:city}} (35.656178, -120.378817).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.0|sqmi|km2}}, 98.56% of it land and 1.44% of it water.

===Climate===

Shandon experiences a [[hot-summer Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Csa''), characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, moist winters. Owing to its location inland from the coast, [[diurnal temperature variation]] is high, reaching a maximum of {{convert|40|°C|°F|abbr=on}} during summer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idcide.com/weather/ca/shandon.htm|title=Shandon Weather &#124; Shandon CA &#124; Conditions, Forecast, Average}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Shandon (Paso Robles Municipal Airport)
|single line = y

|Jan high F = 60.3
|Feb high F = 63.4
|Mar high F = 66.4
|Apr high F = 73.6
|May high F = 81.1
|Jun high F = 88.8
|Jul high F = 93.9
|Aug high F = 93.7
|Sep high F = 89.1
|Oct high F = 80.5
|Nov high F = 67.8
|Dec high F = 60.8
|year high F = 76.6

|Jan mean F = 48.0
|Feb mean F = 51.1
|Mar mean F = 53.5
|Apr mean F = 57.3
|May mean F = 63.3
|Jun mean F = 69.4
|Jul mean F = 73.8
|Aug mean F = 73.7
|Sep mean F = 70.0
|Oct mean F = 62.5
|Nov mean F = 52.7
|Dec mean F = 47.1
|year mean F = 60.2

|Jan low F = 35.6
|Feb low F = 38.7
|Mar low F = 40.5
|Apr low F = 41.0
|May low F = 45.4
|Jun low F = 50.0
|Jul low F = 53.7
|Aug low F = 53.7
|Sep low F = 50.8
|Oct low F = 44.4
|Nov low F = 37.5
|Dec low F = 33.3
|year low F = 43.7

|rain colour=green
|Jan rain inch = 2.83
|Feb rain inch = 2.87
|Mar rain inch = 2.66
|Apr rain inch = 0.68
|May rain inch = 0.23
|Jun rain inch = 0.02
|Jul rain inch = 0.01
|Aug rain inch = 0.06
|Sep rain inch = 0.36
|Oct rain inch = 0.51
|Nov rain inch = 1.12
|Dec rain inch = 1.73
|year rain inch = 13.08

|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idcide.com/weather/ca/shandon.htm|title=Shandon Weather &#124; Shandon CA &#124; Conditions, Forecast, Average}}</ref>→

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