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title: "Climate Definition and Overview | Model Diplomat"
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- Climate is the long-term average of weather conditions—temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind—over a region, conventionally measured across a 30-year period as defined by the World Meteorological Organization.
- How does climate differ from weather?
- What is the WMO climatological normal and the current baseline?
- Why is Pakistan considered highly climate-vulnerable?
- What did COP27 and COP28 deliver on loss and damage?

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