KS3 Geography › Weather and climate: how do they vary?

Weather and Climate

Weather is what happened this morning. Climate is what usually happens, year after year. Mix the two up and nothing else makes sense — which is why a rainy week in July doesn't mean the UK's climate has changed, and why it's summer in Argentina when it's winter here.

KS3 Geography · Year 7–9 · Free worksheet with answers

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The rest of this unit

Weather and climate: how do they vary?

  1. Weather and ClimateYou're here
  2. World Climate Zones
  3. The UK's Climate
  4. Climate Change

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