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

As football fans continue to bemoan the anti-climatic battle that was Super Bowl 2026, members of the Beyhive are turning their attention to the stylish appearance of her husband Jay-Z and the longtime couple's two daughters, Blue Ivy and Rumi Carter. —Emma Banks, InStyle, 9 Feb. 2026

These stabilizing influences gain special importance during climatic and geopolitical disruption. —CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026

These include transcriptomics to see what genes switch on during freezing, metabolomics to catalog cryoprotectants and long-term monitoring of dens across climatic gradients. —Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026

Stack reveals that his brother didn't have it in him to finish him off during their climatic brawl in the bar. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 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