Mountain View, CA Community Guide 2022

Welcome to Mountain View, California

Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. It is named for its views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The city shares its borders with the cities of Palo Alto, Los Altos, and Sunnyvale, as well as Moffett Federal Airfield and the San Francisco Bay. Situated in the heart of Silicon Valley, Mountain View is home to many high technology companies. In 1956, Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, the first company to develop silicon semiconductor devices in what came to be known as Silicon Valley, was established in the city by William Shockley. Today, many of the largest technology companies in the world are headquartered in the city, including the Fortune 1000 companies Google, Symantec, and Intuit. Climate Mountain View has a Mediterranean climate with an oceanic influence. Summers are hot and dry, while winters are mild and wet. However, both summers and winters are moderate due to its relative proximity to the Pacific. The climate has less maritime influence than the climate of San Francisco, further north on the peninsula. During the course of the year, the temperature generally varies from 6°C to 25°C, rarely falling below 35°F or rising above 86°F. Based on a tourism score, the best time of year to visit Mountain View for hot-weather activities is from late June to late September.

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Mountain View Community Guide 2022