Climax may refer to:

Language arts

  • Climax (narrative), the point of highest tension in a narrative work
  • Climax (rhetoric), a figure of speech that lists items in order of importance

Biology

  • Climax community, a biological community that has reached a steady state because the life there is best adapted to the area
  • Climax (sexual), another expression for orgasm
  • Climax (beetle), a genus of beetles

Film and television

  • Climax (1965 film), a 1965 Norwegian drama film
  • Climax (2013 film), a 2013 Indian biographical film
  • Climax (2018 film), a 2018 French-Belgian horror film
  • Climax (TV series), a 2026 South Korean television series
  • Climax!, a 1950s American television series

Music

  • Climax (band), a 1970s American rock band best known for their soft rock hit "Precious and Few"
  • Climax Blues Band, a British blues-based rock band formed in 1968
  • Climax (Beastmilk album), 2013
  • Climax (La'Mule album), 2001
  • Climax (Ohio Players album), by American band The Ohio Players
  • Climax (Plan B album), 2018
  • "Climax" (Usher song), a 2012 song by singer Usher
  • "Climax", a 2015 song by Maluma from PB.DB The Mixtape
  • "Climax", a 2000 song by hip hop group Slum Village
  • "Climax", a 1992 song by Susumu Hirasawa from the video game Detonator Orgun 3
  • Climax, a 2013 album by the Spanish singer Edurne
  • Clymax, a record label by Bill Haley when he was with Bill Haley & His Comets
  • Klymaxx, an all-female R&B band

People

  • John Climacus, 7th-century Christian monk at the monastery on Mount Sinai
  • Climax Lawrence, Indian footballer

Places

Canada

  • Climax, Saskatchewan

Turkey

  • Climax (Paphlagonia), a town of ancient Paphlagonia

United States

  • Climax, Colorado, an unincorporated mining village and a former post office
  • Climax, Georgia
  • Climax, Kansas
  • Climax, Kentucky
  • Climax, Michigan
  • Climax Township, Michigan
  • Climax, Minnesota
  • Climax Springs, Missouri
  • Climax, New York, a hamlet in Greene County
  • Climax, North Carolina
  • Climax, Ohio, an unincorporated community
  • Climax, Oregon, an unincorporated community
  • Climax, Pennsylvania
  • Climax, Texas
  • Climax, Virginia

Transportation

  • Airborne Climax, a hang glider
  • Climax locomotive, a geared steam locomotive

Video games

  • Climax Entertainment, a video game studio based in Japan
  • Climax Group, a global game development studio

Other uses

  • Coventry Climax, an engine manufacturer

See also

  • The Climax (disambiguation)