What do you mean by climate?

Question

What do you mean by climate?

Answer 1

If it's warmer than average, that's climate.

If it's colder than normal, well, that's just weather.

Answer 2

Climate (from Ancient Greek klima) is commonly defined as the weather averaged over a long period of time. The standard averaging period is 30 years but other periods may be used depending on the purpose. Climate also includes statistics other than the average, such as the magnitudes of day-to-day or year-to-year variations.