Climate

Atmospheric physicsAtmospheric dynamics (category)

Atmospheric chemistry (category)MeteorologyWeather (category) · (portal)

Tropical cyclone (category)ClimatologyClimate (category)Climate change (category)

Global warming (category) · (portal)AeronomyAeronomyGlossariesGlossary of meteorology · Glossary of tropical cyclone terms · Glossary of tornado terms · Glossary of climate changevteClimate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorological variables that are commonly measured are temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, and precipitation. In a broader sense, climate is the state of the components of the climate system, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere and biosphere and the interactions between them. The climate of a location is affected by its latitude, longitude, terrain, altitude, land use and nearby water bodies and their currents.