Talking about the weather is a way of breaking the ice. So how to describe the weather in Spanish? In this lesson, we will take a look at words, phrases, and expressions used to describe the weather and climate in Spanish. Knowing the word list below can help you easily make conversation about the weather in Spanish.
How to say What’s the weather like in Spanish?
“What’s the weather like?” is a common expression used to ask about the current weather condition. So how to say it in Spanish?
What's the weather like? = ¿Cómo está el tiempo?
There are many expressions that you can use to ask about the weather in Spanish.
- ¿Cómo está el tiempo? - How's the weather?
- ¿Cómo está el clima? - How's the climate?
- ¿Cómo está por afuera? - How is it outside?
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Spanish weather words, phrases, and expressions
Below is a list of common words, phrases, and expressions to describe the weather in Spanish.
- It's sunny - Hace sol
- It's hot - Hace calor
- It's cold - Hace frío
- It's very cold - Hace mucho frío
- It's warm - Hace calor
- It's windy - Hace viento / Está ventoso
- It's cloudy - Hace nubes / Está nublado
- It's muggy - Está abochornado
- It's misty - Hay neblina
- It's foggy - Hay niebla
- It's humid - Hay humedad
- It's raining - Está lloviendo
- It's raining cats and dogs - Está lloviendo a cántaros
- It's bad weather - Hace mal tiempo
- It's good weather - Hace buen tiempo
- It's a sunny day - Hace un día soleado
- It's a clear day - Hace un día despejado
- The sky is clear - El cielo esta despajado
- It's a stormy day - Hace un día tormentoso
- A hurricane - Un huracán
- Thunder - Un trueno
- A bolt of lightning - Un rayo
- Snow - Nieve
- Tornado - Tornado
- Flood - Inundación
- Frost – Escarcha
- Rainbow - El arco iris
- Breeze - La brisa
- Storm - La tormenta
- Temperature - Temperatura
- Degrees - Los grados
Comon Spanish weather words, phrases, and expressions
See: Spanish days of the week and months of the year to describe the weather more precisely in Spanish.
Above is a list of Spanish weather words, phrases, terms, and expressions. If you find it hard to remember all the words list above, jot them down. Remember to use them regularly so that these words will become your long-term memory. Follow our site to expand your vocabulary and get instant Spanish to English translation!