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

An El Niño of this magnitude is likely to produce more intense versions of its global climatic effects and bring with it the risk of completely new climatic developments. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Further study could help shed light on how the microscopic world has persisted through major periods of geological and climatic transformation. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2026

For fans, the break is reserved exclusively for going to the bathroom, consuming a drink, and, in the right climatic and cultural conditions, eating a pie. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

This combination of climatic, conflict, market and epidemic shocks are not simply additive but multiplicative, with each intensifying the other. — Peter Hailey, The Conversation, 16 July 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