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==Geography== Rancho Cucamonga is part of the [[Inland Empire]] and [[San Bernardino County]], a region that lies inland from the Pacific coast and directly east of [[Los Angeles County]]. Rancho Cucamonga is located about {{cvt|37|mi|km}} east of [[Los Angeles]], bordered by [[Upland, California|Upland]] to its west, [[Ontario, California|Ontario]] to its south, the [[San Gabriel Mountains]] to its north and [[Interstate 15 in California|I-15]] and [[Fontana, California|Fontana]] to its east.<ref name="britannica.com"/> Situated on an [[alluvial plain]] with a [[wildland–urban interface]], bears occasionally wander through.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kurzweil |first=Tony |date=September 25, 2023 |title=Bear spotted cruising along wall in Rancho Cucamonga neighborhood |url=https://ktla.com/news/local-news/bear-spotted-cruising-along-wall-in-rancho-cucamonga-neighborhood/ |access-date=September 25, 2023 |website=KTLA |language=en-US}}</ref> Views of Cucamonga Peak, one of the tallest peaks of the San Gabriel Mountains, are available.<ref>{{cite web|title = Cucamonga Peak |url = http://latrailhikers.com/hikes/cucamonga-peak/ |website = latrailhikers.com| publisher= LA Trail Hikers|access-date = February 4, 2016|language = en-US}}</ref> The city has a total area of {{cvt|39.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which 99.95% is land and 0.05% is water.<ref name= quif451 /> ===Climate=== The city's climate is classified as hot-summer Mediterranean, or ''Csa'', under the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen climate classification system]].<ref name=":6">{{cite web |title=Atlas of Biodiversity |url=https://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/atlas/ |access-date=January 16, 2016 |publisher=California Department of Fish & Wildlife}}</ref> Summers are long and hot, and winters are generally comfortable with occasionally chilly days. Yearly precipitation is {{cvt|17.68|in|mm}} and the city experiences an average of 287 sunny days per year, compared to a national average of 205 days.<ref name=":5">{{cite web |title=Rancho_Cucamonga, California Climate |url=http://www.bestplaces.net/climate/city/california/rancho_cucamonga |access-date=January 14, 2016 |website=bestplaces.net}}</ref> {{Weather box|location = Rancho Cucamonga, California (1987–2016; extremes since 1909) |single line = Y |Jan record high F = 90 |Feb record high F = 90 |Mar record high F = 97 |Apr record high F = 110 |May record high F = 107 |Jun record high F = 115 |Jul record high F = 112 |Aug record high F = 111 |Sep record high F = 112 |Oct record high F = 110 |Nov record high F = 98 |Dec record high F = 93 |year record high F = 115 |Jan high F = 66.2 |Feb high F = 68.5 |Mar high F = 69.3 |Apr high F = 74.3 |May high F = 79.0 |Jun high F = 86.0 |Jul high F = 93.9 |Aug high F = 93.7 |Sep high F = 89.4 |Oct high F = 82.2 |Nov high F = 72.3 |Dec high F = 66.9 |year high F = 78.4 |Jan low F = 41.4 |Feb low F = 43.0 |Mar low F = 44.1 |Apr low F = 46.9 |May low F = 51.4 |Jun low F = 55.9 |Jul low F = 61.2 |Aug low F = 62.1 |Sep low F = 59.0 |Oct low F = 53.2 |Nov low F = 45.7 |Dec low F = 41.4 |year low F = 52.5 |Jan record low F = 25 |Feb record low F = 29 |Mar record low F = 30 |Apr record low F = 33 |May record low F = 38 |Jun record low F = 43 |Jul record low F = 52 |Aug record low F = 51 |Sep record low F = 47 |Oct record low F = 40 |Nov record low F = 26 |Dec record low F = 24 |year record low F = 24 |rain colour = green |Jan rain inch = 4.16 |Feb rain inch = 5.14 |Mar rain inch = 2.70 |Apr rain inch = 1.10 |May rain inch = 0.44 |Jun rain inch = 0.21 |Jul rain inch = 0.07 |Aug rain inch = 0.04 |Sep rain inch = 0.25 |Oct rain inch = 0.93 |Nov rain inch = 1.22 |Dec rain inch = 1.42 |Jan rain days = 7.2 |Feb rain days = 6.7 |Mar rain days = 7.7 |Apr rain days = 4.1 |May rain days = 2.8 |Jun rain days = 1.6 |Jul rain days = 0.5 |Aug rain days = 0.7 |Sep rain days = 1.7 |Oct rain days = 2.6 |Nov rain days = 3.4 |Dec rain days = 4.8 |unit rain days = 0.01 inch |source 1 = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://weather-warehouse.com/WeatherHistory/PastWeatherData_Ontario_Ontario_CA_November.html |access-date=October 23, 2018 |publisher=World Meteorological Association |title=Weather History for Ontario, CA [California] for November |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330174227/http://weather-warehouse.com/WeatherHistory/PastWeatherData_Ontario_Ontario_CA_November.html |archive-date=March 30, 2017 }}</ref> |date=March 29, 2017 }}
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