land breeze

A breeze that blows from the land toward open water.

A wind blowing from land to sea (an offshore wind) which develops in coastal districts towards nightfall. Pressure is relatively higher above the land than above the sea as the land cools more rapidly in the evening, and air therefore moves seawards in order to even up the pressure difference. See also sea breeze.

The breeze that blows from the land toward the sea after sunset. The land cools more quickly than the ocean, cooling the air above it. The warmer air above the water continues to rise, and cooler air from over the land replaces it, creating a breeze. (Compare sea breeze.)