microclimate
MY-kroh-KLY-mit
The localized atmospheric conditions in a small area that differ from the surrounding region — the <a href="https://rewilding.mx/word/frost-hollow/" class="word-autolink">frost hollow, the sun-baked south-facing wall, the cool air pooled behind a hedge. The weather inside the weather. Walk around a single tree and you can pass through several microclimates.
Etymology
Greek mikros (small) + Latin clima (region, zone of the earth). The small climate.
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