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microclimate

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small, local region having a unique pattern of weather or weather effects that differ from the local climate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The microclimate on the south side of a building may differ from the one on the north, so that different plants may thrive.
  • The coastal hills are home to many different microclimates.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From micro- + climate.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 微氣候 /微气候 (wēiqìhòu) — local climate region
  • Esperanto: mikroklimato — local climate region
  • Finnish: mikroilmasto — local climate region
  • French: microclimat — local climate region
  • Georgian: მიკროკლიმატი (miḳroḳlimaṭi) — local climate region
  • German: Mikroklima — local climate region
  • Greek: μικρόκλιμα (mikróklima) — local climate region
  • Icelandic: nærveður — local climate region
  • Irish: micrichlíoma — local climate region
  • Irish: miocraeráid — local climate region
  • Italian: microclima — local climate region
  • Japanese: 微気候 (bikikō) — local climate region
  • Kazakh: микроклимат (mikroklimat) — local climate region
  • Korean: 미기후 (migihu) — local climate region
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mikroklima — local climate region
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mikroklima — local climate region
  • Persian: میکروکلیما (mikroklimâ) — local climate region
  • Polish: mikroklimat — local climate region
  • Portuguese: microclima — local climate region
  • Romanian: microclimat — local climate region
  • Romanian: microclimă — local climate region
  • Spanish: microclima — local climate region
  • Tagalog: mikpanhunan — local climate region
  • Vietnamese: vi khí hậu — local climate region