microclimate
noun
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The microclimate of an industrial park may be quite different from that of a nearby wooded park, since the plants absorb light and heat while asphalt parking lots and rooftops radiate them back into the air. A microclimate can offer a small growing area for crops that wouldn't do well in the wider region, so skilled gardeners take advantage of microclimates by carefully choosing and positioning their plants. San Francisco's hills, oceanfront, and bay shore, along with its alternating areas of concrete and greenery, make it a city of microclimates.
Examples of microclimate in a Sentence
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Ehlers Estate has a unique microclimate due to its position at the narrowest point in Napa Valley.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
The Turkish mill will introduce a new climate technology that improves the air quality of the microclimate around the jeans.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Like all Ingram whiskies, Uncharted spent its entire life on the Mississippi River, where exposed to the constant motion, humidity and microclimate of the river helps create a unique interaction between whiskey and oak.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Microclimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microclimate. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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