diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 222b9150511d..5b565d1242b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3965,6 +3965,41 @@ let
     };
   };
 
+  netcdf4 = buildPythonPackage rec {
+    name = "netCDF4-${version}";
+    version = "1.1.8";
+
+    disabled = isPyPy;
+
+    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/n/netCDF4/${name}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "0y6s8g82rbij0brh9hz3aapyyq6apj8fpmhhlyibz1354as7rjq1";
+    };
+
+    propagatedBuildInputs = with self ; [
+      numpy
+      pkgs.zlib
+      pkgs.netcdf
+      pkgs.hdf5
+      pkgs.curl
+      pkgs.libjpeg
+    ];
+
+    patchPhase = ''
+      export USE_NCCONFIG=0
+      export HDF5_DIR="${pkgs.hdf5}"
+      export NETCDF4_DIR="${pkgs.netcdf}"
+      export CURL_DIR="${pkgs.curl}"
+      export JPEG_DIR="${pkgs.libjpeg}"
+    '';
+
+    meta = {
+      description = "interface to netCDF library (versions 3 and 4)";
+      homepage = https://pypi.python.org/pypi/netCDF4;
+      license = licenses.free;  # Mix of license (all MIT* like)
+    };
+  };
+
   odfpy = buildPythonPackage rec {
     version = "0.9.6";
     name = "odfpy-${version}";