Climactic vs. climatic

What does climactic mean?

Climactic is the adjective version of climax.

For example:

·      I can’t believe the climactic scene of this movie had to be filmed twenty times!

What does climatic mean?

Climatic is the adjective corresponding to climate.

For example:

·      The search can’t start until climatic conditions improve.

What’s the difference between climactic and climatic?

Both climactic and climatic are adjectives – climactic is the adjective version of climax while climatic is the adjective corresponding to climate.

For example:

·      The movie’s climactic scene showed the climatic conditions of Antarctica.