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

In deeply unequal ways, the new era of networked industrialization and electrification began to alleviate the conditions of scarcity that had rendered many communities so vulnerable to the climatic disruptions of the LIA. —Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025

This, along with a range of climatic and geographic factors, means that temperatures and winds on the peak are frequently extreme, and weather conditions can change rapidly. —Owen Clarke, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025

Geologists believe that the primary trigger was climatic and ocean changes related to large-scale volcanic eruptions in what is today Siberia, Russia. —Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

The researchers analyzed tree rings from centuries-old trees and constructed a long-term climatic history. —Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025

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