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==Geography==
The Town of Cutler Bay is located just west of Biscayne Bay and {{convert|18|mi}} southwest of [[downtown Miami]].

The town's northern border runs from SW 184th Street (Eureka Drive) east of [[U.S. Route 1 in Florida|US 1]] to the coast. The southern border is SW 232nd Street, north of [[Black Point Marina]], the largest public marina in the Miami area.<ref name="BramsonJensen2013">{{cite book|last1=Bramson|first1=Seth|last2=Jensen|first2=Bob|title=Homestead, Florida: From Railroad Boom to Sonic Boom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R1m9nh7CQ3IC&pg=PA135|access-date=January 25, 2014|year=2013|publisher=The History Press|isbn=9781626191877|pages=135, 15}}</ref> The town's boundaries include the northeast section of [[Biscayne National Park]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Maps Biscayne National Park (U.S. National Park Service)|url=https://www.nps.gov/bisc/planyourvisit/maps.htm|website=National Park Service (NPS.gov)|publisher=National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior|access-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref> areas formerly known as Cutler Ridge<ref name="BramsonJensen2013"/> to the west, and the neighborhood and former CDP of [[Lakes by the Bay, Florida|Lakes by the Bay]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Cutler Bay Aerial Board - Revised|url=http://cutlerbay-fl.gov/home/showdocument?id=250|website=Town of Cutler Bay|access-date=June 25, 2017|archive-date=September 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915003657/http://www.cutlerbay-fl.gov/home/showdocument?id=250|url-status=dead}}</ref> to the east. The town is bordered to the north by the village of [[Palmetto Bay, Florida|Palmetto Bay]], to the west by unincorporated [[South Miami Heights, Florida|South Miami Heights]], and to the southwest by unincorporated [[Goulds, Florida|Goulds]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Cutler Bay has a total area of {{convert|10.3|sqmi|km2}}. {{convert|9.9|sqmi|km2}} of it are land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2|1}} of it (3.87%) are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

Cutler Ridge, an ancient coral formation, stretches from south Miami, where it rises approximately {{convert|22|ft}} above sea level, through the Cutler Bay area, at a height of {{convert|14|ft}}, to [[Homestead, Florida]], where it is about {{convert|8|ft}}.<ref name="WilsonTravers1997">{{cite book|last1=Wilson|first1=Jennifer J.|last2=Travers|first2=James P.|title=Hurricane Andrew: South Florida and Louisiana, August 23-26, 1992: Natural Disaster Survey Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T4nhbQ4pfkMC&pg=PA54|access-date=January 26, 2014|date=January 1997|publisher=DIANE Publishing|isbn=9780788130731|pages=54–}}</ref> Cutler Ridge has been incorporated into the hurricane emergency plans for the area as lands east of the ridge are subject to storm surge, but areas west of the ridge would generally be protected.<ref name="WilsonTravers1997"/>

Due to Cutler Bay's position in a flat, low-lying coastal wetland area on Biscayne Bay, the area is prone to flooding. During the rainy season, Cutler Bay's many canals, channels, and lakes are frequently full of water, and the groundwater table also is full and close to the surface. Flood hazards include rainfall from tropical storms, hurricanes, and other heavy rain events.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cutler Bay, FL - Flood Awareness|url=http://cutlerbay-fl.gov/departments/public-works/flood-awareness#TheLocalFloodHazard|website=Town of Cutler Bay|access-date=June 25, 2017|archive-date=July 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721054102/http://www.cutlerbay-fl.gov/departments/public-works/flood-awareness#TheLocalFloodHazard|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Surrounding areas===
: {{pad|29.3em}} [[Palmetto Bay, Florida|Palmetto Bay]]
: {{pad|23.2em}} [[West Perrine, Florida|West Perrine]] [[Image:Up arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up-1.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up arrow right.svg|20px]] [[Palmetto Bay, Florida|Palmetto Bay]]
: Unincorporated [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]], [[South Miami Heights, Florida|South Miami Heights]], [[Goulds, Florida|Goulds]] [[Image:Left.svg|20px]] {{pad|1.5em}}[[Image:Right.svg|20px]] [[Biscayne Bay]]
: {{pad|21em}} [[Goulds, Florida|Goulds]], [[Princeton, Florida|Princeton]] [[Image:Down arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow right.svg|20px]] [[Lakes by the Bay, Florida|Lakes by the Bay]]
: {{pad|18em}} Unincorporated [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]], [[Lakes by the Bay, Florida|Lakes by the Bay]]

===Climate===
{{See also|Climate of Miami}} 
Cutler Bay has a [[tropical climate]], similar to the climate found in much of the [[Caribbean]]. It is part of the only region in the [[Contiguous United States|48 contiguous states]] that falls under that category. More specifically, it generally has a [[tropical monsoon climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]], ''Am'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.johnabbott.qc.ca/webpages/departments/geoscience/intro/Koppen/KoppenMap.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706200651/http://www2.johnabbott.qc.ca/webpages/departments/geoscience/intro/Koppen/KoppenMap.htm|url-status=dead|title=Köppen Climate Classification Map: South Florida=Aw=tropical wet & dry|archive-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref>