A method for regulating temperature in a dry block calibrator, the dry block calibrator comprising a processor, wherein the method comprises the steps of: - measuring an actual temperature (PV T) of the dry block calibrator by a temperature sensor; - applying a signal derived from a temperature error (E T) to a regulator, the temperature error signal (E T) being a temperature set point (SP T) minus the actual temperature (PV T); and - feeding a regulated quantity derived from an output signal of the regulator to a control element, which control element converts the regulated quantity into a physical quantity, which is output to the dry block calibrator for regulating temperature; characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of: - calculating a rate of change (PVv) of the actual temperature (PV T) of the dry block calibrator by a derivator, which derivator takes the actual temperature (PV T) as its input; - enabling a user to specify a maximum rate of change of the actual temperature (PV T), as an input value to the processor; and - regulating the actual temperature (PV T) of the dry block calibrator by the processor so that the said maximum rate of change of the temperature is never exceeded, and so that during temperature regulation, when the temperature error signal (E T) decreases as a function of time, the rate of change of the actual temperature (PV T) also decreases as a function of time, and that - a first functional element takes the actual temperature (PV T), the temperature error signal (E T), and the specified maximum rate of change of the actual temperature (PV T) as its inputs, and the first functional element outputs a velocity set point (SPv), and that - the velocity set point (SPv) minus the rate of change (PVv) of the actual temperature (PV T) calculated by the derivator, is fed to the regulator as a velocity error signal (Ev). - measuring an actual temperature (PV T) of the dry block calibrator by a temperature sensor; - applying a signal derived from a temperature error (E T) to a regulator, the temperature error signal (E T) being a temperature set point (SP T) minus the actual temperature (PV T); and - feeding a regulated quantity derived from an output signal of the regulator to a control element, which control element converts the regulated quantity into a physical quantity, which is output to the dry block calibrator for regulating temperature; characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of: - calculating a rate of change (PVv) of the actual temperature (PV T) of the dry block calibrator by a derivator, which derivator takes the actual temperature (PV T) as its input; - enabling a user to specify a maximum rate of change of the actual temperature (PV T), as an input value to the processor; and - regulating the actual temperature (PV T) of the dry block calibrator by the processor so that the said maximum rate of change of the temperature is never exceeded, and so that during temperature regulation, when the temperature error signal (E T) decreases as a function of time, the rate of change of the actual temperature (PV T) also decreases as a function of time, and that - a first functional element takes the actual temperature (PV T), the temperature error signal (E T), and the specified maximum rate of change of the actual temperature (PV T) as its inputs, and the first functional element outputs a velocity set point (SPv), and that - the velocity set point (SPv) minus the rate of change (PVv) of the actual temperature (PV T) calculated by the derivator, is fed to the regulator as a velocity error signal (Ev). - calculating a rate of change (PVv) of the actual temperature (PV T) of the dry block calibrator by a derivator, which derivator takes the actual temperature (PV T) as its input; - enabling a user to specify a maximum rate of change of the actual temperature (PV T), as an input value to the processor; and - regulating the actual temperature (PV T) of the dry block calibrator by the processor so that the said maximum rate of change of the temperature is never exceeded, and so that during temperature regulation, when the temperature error signal (E T) decreases as a function of time, the rate of change of the actual temperature (PV T) also decreases as a function of time, and that - a first functional element takes the actual temperature (PV T), the temperature error signal (E T), and the specified maximum rate of change of the actual temperature (PV T) as its inputs, and the first functional element outputs a velocity set point (SPv), and that - the velocity set point (SPv) minus the rate of change (PVv) of the actual temperature (PV T) calculated by the derivator, is fed to the regulator as a velocity error signal (Ev).