What is the difference between weather and climate?

Last updated at July 13, 2026 by

Weather

Climate

  1. The day to day condition of atmosphere at a plane and time with respect to temperature pressure, humidity, wind speed and wind direction, sunshine, clouds, rainfall is called weather at a place at that time
  2. It can be measured only over a short time.
  3. Changes in weather happen very fast.
  1. The average weather pattern taken over a long period of time (say ~25 years) is called the climate of that place
  2. It is taken over a long period of time.
  3. Changes in climate take a number of years
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