Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:47 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:18 am – 4:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month September: highs 78°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 59°F, lows 42°F13 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare9 days above 90°F, 2 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Moffett Federal Airfield station, 2 mi away; snow from Palo Alto
Nearby landmarksCarnegie Mellon University - Silicon Valley Campuscollege · 1.8 miSofia Universitycollege · 3.4 miShoreline Lakelake · 3.2 miStevens Creek Trailtrailhead · 3.3 miMoffett Bay Trailtrailhead · 3.3 miLong Pointcape · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDon Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.4 mi · 24,973 acresWhisman School Parkpark · under a mileCuesta Parkpark · 1.0 miCastle Rock State Parkstate park · 9.8 mi · 123 acresPortola Redwoods State Parkstate park · 10.0 mi · 2,717 acresSpartan Stadiumstate recreation area · 12.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,811 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970191 of magnitude 4+, 16 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.9 on 18 Oct 198927 mi away, The 1989 Loma Prieta, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 12 Sep 202636 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighSanta Clara County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Very HighRiver flooding Very HighLandslide Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025320 of 365 days measured45 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Santa Cruz County, CA, 26 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Mountain Viewserves 81,501 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation94 ft29 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEl Camino Health - Mountain View Hospital1.4 miPost officeMountain View Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMountain View City Hallunder a milePoliceMountain View Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationMountain View Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi31 schools13 elementary, 3 middle, 5 high, 10 otherElementaryLandels Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighMountain View Academyunder a mileMiddleGraham Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeCarnegie Mellon University - Silicon Valley Campus1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMineta San Jose International Airport SJC8.2 miInterstateI-2803.1 miUS highwayUS 1011.4 miAmtrakGreat America GAC6.1 miRailMountain View Caltrain SouthboundCaltrainunder a mileCoachSan Jose Diridon StationFlixBus10 miTransit64 stops within a mileValley Transportation Authority, CaltrainSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 94042 ZIP area.
