climatic

adjective

cli·​mat·​ic klī-ˈma-tik 

klə-

1

: of or relating to climate

climatic changes

the climatic requirements of the crop

2

: resulting from or influenced by the climate rather than the soil compare edaphic sense 2

climatically

klī-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē 

klə-

adverb

Examples of climatic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My comment to that would be that the building has created a climatic condition that the grass does not have the ability to strengthen itself. — Tim Graham, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The climatic phenomenon occurs periodically and in the equatorial Pacific is characterized by an increase in sea temperature and intense rainfall. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

In a world of great-power standoffs, climatic tipping points, and technological arms races, global hunger may not seem like a particularly significant problem. — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

Gloger’s rule is an ecological principle formulated by the German evolutionary biologist Bernhard Rensch to describe the relationship between climatic conditions and pigmentation in animals. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

see climate

First Known Use

1747, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing climatic

• climatic climax

Rhymes for climatic

• asthmatic
• chromatic
• dogmatic
• dramatic
• ecstatic
• emphatic
• erratic
• eustatic
• fanatic
• hepatic
• lymphatic
• magmatic