214 intriguing weather expressions in Spanish you'll take a shine to

May 10, 2023

Author

Marco Monroy

Whether you’re trying to figure out what to pack for your vacation or simply want to know if you should grab your umbrella on your way out, learning how to talk about the weather in Spanish will be very helpful.

Talking about the weather and how it impacts us is one of the most essential parts of our lives. As you learn Spanish, you’ll undoubtedly find yourself in many situations where you’ll need some essential weather-related vocabulary.

Although conversations about the weather are often ridiculed as the most inconsequential of small talk, they can actually be very helpful! And, hey, let’s face it–the weather is a great way to make small talk with strangers or new friends. After all, it’s one of the few things that impact everyone regardless of lifestyle or occupation.

Beyond talking to strangers, knowing how to say weather expressions in Spanish will help you:

Read the weather report in Spanish.
Ask friends and family in Spanish about the weather.
Make plans based on meteorological conditions.
Learn about the climate in Spanish-speaking countries.

So, are you convinced that learning at least a few words related to the ever-changing climate is a good idea? Keep reading to learn more!

Man checks the weather in Spanish before he goes on a holiday in Spain.

How to actually say weather in Spanish

The first thing you’ll need to know is how to actually say weather. There are two main words for weather:

el clima; and
el tiempo.

If you’re an intermediate Spanish learner, you may be asking: wait, doesn’t tiempo mean time? And you’d be absolutely right! El tiempo can be used to tell time and also to describe the weather!

On the other hand, el clima can be used to describe the weather and also the climate. The difference between the two can be noted based on whether you use the verb ser or the verb estar. For example, saying “el clima en Costa Rica es bueno” means that the climate there is good year-round. Saying “el clima de hoy está feo” means that today’s weather isn’t good.

English	Spanish	IPA	Pronunciation
Weather	El clima	ˈklima	clee-ma
Weather	El tiempo	ˈtjɛ̃mpo	tee-ehm-po
Climate	El clima	ˈklima	clee-ma

How to talk about the weather in Spanish

Want to jump right into conversations about the weather? Here are some expressions in Spanish to get you going. These aren’t organized as a full conversation, but we do have an example question followed by an example answer so you know how to follow along a real conversation.

English	Spanish	IPA	Pronunciation
What’s the weather like?	¿Cómo está el clima?	ˈkomo ɛsˈta ɛl ˈklima	co-mo es-ta el clee-ma
It’s sunny but with a cool breeze.	Está soleado pero con una brisa helada	ɛsˈta soleˈaðo ˈpɛɾo kon ˈuna ˈβɾisa eˈlaða	es-ta so-leh-ah-doe peh-ro con oo-na bree-sa eh-la-da
What’s the temperature going to reach today?	¿A cuántos grados llegará la temperatura el día de hoy?	a ˈkwãntos̬ ˈɣɾaðos̬ ʝeɣaˈɾa la tɛ̃mpɛɾaˈtuɾa ɛl ˈdia ðe ˈoi̯	ah coo-an-toss gra-dos yeh-ga-ra la tem-peh-ra-too-ra el dee-ah deh oy
It’s looking like it will be as cold as 5 degrees this morning	Parece que podrá llegar hasta a los 5 grados.	paˈɾese ˈke poˈðɾa ʝeˈɣaɾ ˈasta a los ˈsĩnko ˈɣɾaðos	pa-reh-seh keh po-dra yeh-gar as-ta ah los seen-co gra-dos
Will it rain tomorrow?	¿Mañana va a llover?	maˈɲana ˈβa a ʝoˈβɛɾ	mah-nyah-nah va ah yo-ver
There’s a chance of rain tomorrow.	Hay probabilidades de lluvia para mañana.	ˈai̯ pɾoβaβiliˈðaðes̬ ðe ˈʝuβja ˈpaɾa maˈɲana	ay pro-ba-bee-lee-da-des deh you-vee-ah pa-ra mah-nyah-na
What will be the hottest day this week?	¿Cuál será el día más caluroso de la semana?	ˈkwal sɛˈɾa ɛl ˈdia ˈmas kaluˈɾoso ðe la seˈmana	coo-al seh-ree-ah el dee-ah mas ca-loo-ro-so deh la seh-ma-na
Wednesday will be the hottest day.	El miércoles será el día más caluroso.	ɛl ˈmjɛɾkoles sɛˈɾa ɛl ˈdia ˈmas kaluˈɾoso	el mee-air-co-les seh-ra el dee-ah mas ca-loo-ro-so
Will next week be cooler?	¿Hará más frío la próxima semana?	aˈɾa ˈmas ˈfɾio la ˈpɾoksima seˈmana	ah-ra mas free-oh la prox-e-ma seh-ma-na
Next week will be slightly cooler.	La próxima semana será ligeramente más helada.	la ˈpɾoksima seˈmana sɛˈɾa lixɛɾaˈmɛ̃nte ˈmas eˈlaða	la prox-e-ma seh-ma-na seh-ra lee-heh-ra-men-teh mas eh-la-da

List of climate terms in Spanish

We’ve compiled over 200 unique ways to talk about the climate in Spanish. Unless you’re a serious meteorologist, you probably won’t be familiar with many of these words. And you don’t have to be! Keep in mind that this is meant to be an exhaustive guide to weather terms, so don’t put too much pressure on yourself to learn them all.

Ice skating on a frozen lake in Spanish.

Everyday weather terms in Spanish

These are the words most likely to come up in everyday conversation. If you’re looking for the section that will pack the biggest punch–this is it! No matter where you live, you’re sure to find a way to talk about the most common weather phenomena in your city.

English	Spanish	IPA	Pronunciation
Sunny	Soleado	soleˈaðo	so-leh-ah-doh
Sunshine	Los rayos del sol	ˈraʝos̬ ðɛl ˈsol	ra-yos dehl sol
Cloudy	Nublado	nuˈβlaðo	noo-bla-doh
Rainy	Lluvioso	ɟʝuˈβjoso	you-vee-oh-so
Raining	Lloviendo	ɟʝoˈβjɛ̃ndo	yo-vee-ehn-doe
Rain	La lluvia	ˈʝuβja	you-vee-ah
Snowing	Nevando	neˈβãndo	neh-van-doe
Snow	La nieve	ˈnjeβe	nee-eh-veh
Hailing	Granizando	ɡɾaniˈsãndo	gra-nee-zan-doe
Hail	El granizo	ɣɾaˈniso	gra-nee-zo
Sleeting	Cayendo aguanieve	kaˈʝɛ̃ndo aɣwaˈnjeβe	ka-yen-doe ah-goo-ah-nee-eh-veh
Sleet	El aguanieve	aɣwaˈnjeβe	ah-goo-ah-nee-eh-veh
Windy	Ventoso	bɛ̃nˈtoso	ven-toe-so
Wind	El viento	ˈβjɛ̃nto	vee-ehn-toe
Overcast	Nublado	nuˈβlaðo	noo-bla-doe
Foggy	Neblineado	neβlineˈaðo	neh-blee-neh-ah-doe
Fog	La neblina	neˈβlina	neh-blee-na
Stormy	Tormentoso	toɾmɛ̃nˈtoso	tore-men-toe-so
Storm	La tormenta	toɾˈmɛ̃nta	tore-men-ta
Winter	El invierno	ĩmˈbjɛɾno	een-vee-air-no
Spring	La primavera	pɾimaˈβɛɾa	pree-ma-veh-ra
Summer	El verano	βɛˈɾano	veh-ra-no
Fall	El otoño	oˈtoɲo	oh-toe-nyo

Extreme weather terms in Spanish

Depending on where you live, you may have to talk about extreme weather events with relative frequency. If you live near the Popocatepétl volcano in Mexico or the Osorno volcano in Chile, you’ll have to talk about volcanic events. Likewise, if you live in Cuba or the Dominican Republic, you’ll find some tropical storm vocabulary very useful.

Enjoying a walk on the beach after the rain in Spanish.

English	Spanish	IPA	Pronunciation
Hurricane	Un huracán	uɾaˈkãn	ooh-ra-can
Cyclone	Un ciclón	siˈklõn	see-clon
Cold front	Un frente frío	ˈfɾɛ̃nte ˈfɾio	frehn-teh free-oh
Drought	Una sequía	seˈkia	seh-key-ah
Heatwave	Una ola de calor	ˈola ðe kaˈloɾ	oh-la deh ca-lore
Flood	Una inundación	i̯nũndaˈsjõn	een-oon-da-see-ohn
Fire	Un incendio	ĩnˈsɛ̃ndjo	een-sehn-dee-oh
Typhoon	Un tifón	tiˈfõn	tee-fon
Thunderstorm	Una tormenta eléctrica	toɾˈmɛ̃nta eˈlek̚tɾika	tore-men-ta eh-lec-tree-ca
Tropical storm	Una tormenta tropical	toɾˈmɛ̃nta tɾopiˈkal	tore-men-ta tro-pee-cal
Tsunami	Un tsunami	tˈsunami	sue-na-me
Tornado	Un tornado	toɾˈnaðo	tore-na-doe
Downpour	Un aguacero	aɣwaˈsɛɾo	ah-goo-ah-seh-ro
Thunder	Un trueno	ˈtɾweno	true-eh-no
Lightning	Un relámpago	reˈlãmpaɣo	reh-lam-pa-go
Whiteout	Un día blanco	ˈdia ˈβlãnko	dee-ah blahn-co
Frost	Una helada	eˈlaða	eh-la-da
Acid rain	Una lluvia ácida	ˈʝuβja ˈasiða	you-vee-ah ah-see-da
Anticyclone	Un anticiclón	ãntisiˈklõn	an-tee-seh-clon
Avalanche	Una avalancha	aβaˈlãnʧa	ah-va-lan-cha
Blizzard	Una ventisca	βɛ̃nˈtiska	ven-tees-ca
Landslide	Un corrimiento de tierra	koriˈmjɛ̃nto ðe ˈtjɛra	co-re-me-ehn-toe
Lava flow	Una colada de lava	koˈlaða ðe ˈlaβa	co-la-da deh la-va
Coastal flooding	Una inundación de la costa	i̯nũndaˈsjõn de la ˈkosta	een-oon-da-see-on deh la cos-ta
Dust storm	Una tormenta de arena	toɾˈmɛ̃nta ðe aˈɾena	tore-men-ta deh ah-reh-na
Flash flood	Una inundación relámpago	i̯nũndaˈsjõn reˈlãmpaɣo	een-oon-da-see-ohn reh-lam-pa-go
Gale	Un temporal	tɛ̃mpoˈɾal	tem-po-ral
Mesocyclone	Un mesociclón	mesosiˈklõn	meh-so-see-clon
Monsoon	Un monzón	mõnˈsõn	mon-son
Mudflow	Un flujo de lodo	ˈfluxo ðe ˈloðo	floo-ho deh loe-doe
Supercell	Una supercelda	supɛɾˈsɛlda	soo-per-sel-da
Tropical cyclone	Un ciclón tropical	siˈklõn tɾopiˈkal	see-clon tro-pee-cal
Polar low	Una baja polar	ˈβaxa poˈlaɾ	bah-ha po-lar
Waterspout	Una tromba marina	ˈtɾõmba maˈɾina	trom-ba ma-ree-na

Types of clouds in Spanish

If you enjoy cloud-gazing or simply want help identifying the different clouds in the sky, you should take a look at the table below. We’ve compiled a list of the most common clouds in Spanish so you can easily identify the next cirrocúmulo you see from the plane!

Types of clouds in Spanish.

English	Spanish	IPA	Pronunciation
Clouds	Las nubes	ˈnuβes	noo-bes
Altocuumulus	Un altocúmulo	altoˈkumulo	al-toe-coo-moo-lo
Altostratus	Un altoestrato	altoɛsˈtɾato	al-toe-es-tra-toe
Arcus	Una nube arco	ˈnuβe ˈaɾko	noo-beh ar-co
Cirrus	Un cirro	ˈsiro	see-ro
Cirrocumulus	Un cirrocúmulo	siroˈkumulo	see-ro-coo-moo-lo
Cirrostratus	Un cirrostrato	sirosˈtɾato	see-ro-stra-toe
Cumulonimbus	Un cumulonimbus	kumuloˈnĩmbus	coo-moo-lo-neem-boos
Cumulus	Un cúmulo	ˈkumulo	coo-moo-lo
Funnel	Una nube embudo	ˈnuβɛ ɛ̃mˈbuðo	noo-beh em-boo-doe
Iridescent	Una nube iridiscente	ˈnuβe i̯ɾiðiˈsɛ̃nte	noo-beh e-ree-dee-sehn-teh
Shelf	Una nube estante	ˈnuβɛ ɛsˈtãnte	noo-beh ehs-tan-teh
Roll	Una nube rollo	ˈnuβe ˈroʝo	noo-beh ro-yo
Stratus	Un estrato	ɛsˈtɾato	es-tra-toe
Stratocumulus	Un estratocúmulo	ɛstɾatoˈkumulo	es-tra-toe-coo-moo-lo
Nimbostratus	Un nimboestrato	nĩmboɛsˈtɾato	neem-bo-ehs-tra-toe
Wall	Una nube pared	ˈnuβe paˈɾɛð	noo-beh pa-red

Talking about the temperature in Spanish

Spanish-speaking countries can get hot. From the Sonoran desert in Mexico to the dense Amazonian jungles of Colombia, there are plenty of hot places in Latin America. But before you think you can forget about cold temperatures, there are plenty of those too! From the Argentinian Patagonia to the Andes in Peru and Bolivia, you’ll find plenty of cold places too!

People talking about the temperature in Spanish.

English	Spanish	IPA	Pronunciation
Temperature	La temperatura	tɛ̃mpɛɾaˈtuɾa	tem-eph-ra-too-ra
What’s the weather like?	¿Cómo está el clima?	ˈkomo ɛsˈta ɛl ˈklima ‖	koh-mo es-ta elle clee-ma
It’s hot	Hace calor	ˈase kaˈloɾ	ah-seh ca-lore
It’s cold	Hace frío	ˈase ˈfɾio	ah-seh free-oh
It’s wet outside	Está mojado afuera	ɛsˈta moˈxaðo aˈfwɛɾa	es-ta mo-ha-do ah-foo-eh-ra
It’s slippery outside	Está resbaloso afuera	ɛsˈta rɛs̬βaˈloso aˈfwɛɾa	es-ta res-ba-lo-so ah-foo-eh-ra
It’s a nice outside	Está a gusto afuera	ɛsˈta a ˈɣusto aˈfwɛɾa	es-ta ah goose-toe ah-foo-eh-ra
It’s humid	Está húmedo	ɛsˈta ˈumeðo	es-ta ooh-meh-doe
It’s dry	Está seco	ɛsˈta ˈseko	es-ta seh-coe
It’s x degrees	Está a x grados	ɛsˈta a s̬ ˈɣɾaðos	es-ta ah x gra-dos
Celsius	El grado Celsius	ˈɣɾaðo ˈsɛlsjus	gra-doe sel-see-oos
Fahrenheit	El grado Fahrenheit	ˈɣɾaðo faɾeˈnei̯t	gra-doe fa-ren-heit
Kelvin	El grado Kelvin	ˈɣɾaðo ˈkɛlβĩn	gra-doe kelvin
It’s freezing	Está helando	ɛsˈta eˈlãndo	es-ta eh-lan-doe
It’s very hot	Hace mucho calor	ˈase ˈmuʧo kaˈloɾ	ah-seh moo-cho ca-lore
Room temperature	A temperatura ambiente	a tɛ̃mpɛɾaˈtuɾa ãmˈbjɛ̃nte	tem-peh-ra-too-ra am-bee-ehn-teh
It’s chilly	Hace un poco de frío	ˈase ũ̯m ˈpoko ðe ˈfɾio	ah-seh oon po-co deh free-oh
A x percent chance of rain	Hay un X por ciento de probabilidad de lluvia	ˈaj ũn s poɾ ˈsjɛ̃nto ðe pɾoβaβiliˈðað ðe ˈʝuβja	ah-e oon x pore see-ehn-toe deh pro-ba-bee-lee-dad deh you-vee-ah
It’s a clear sky	El cielo está despejado	ɛl ˈsjelo ɛsˈta ðɛspeˈxaðo	elle see-eh-lo es-ta des-peh-ha-doe
It’s misty	Está brumoso	ɛsˈta βɾuˈmoso	es-ta broo-mo-so
I’m melting	Me estoy derritiendo	mɛ ɛsˈtoi̯ ðɛriˈtjɛ̃ndo	meh es-toy deh-ree-tee-ehn-doe
I’m freezing	Me estoy congelando	mɛ ɛsˈtoi̯ kõnxeˈlãndo	meh es-toy con-heh-lan-doe
I’m soaked	Estoy empapado	ɛsˈtoj ɛ̃mpaˈpaðo	es-toy em-pa-pa-doe
What’s the weather forecast?	¿Qué dice el reporte meteorológico?	ˈke ˈðisɛ ɛl reˈpoɾte mɛteoɾoˈloxiko ‖	keh dee-seh elle reh-pore-teh meh-teh-oh-ro-lo-he-co
Tomorrow will be warmer	Mañana va a hacer más calor	maˈɲana ˈβa a aˈsɛɾ ˈmas kaˈloɾ	ma-nya-na va ah ah-ser mas ca-lore
Tomorrow will be colder	Mañana va a hacer más frío	maˈɲana ˈβa a aˈsɛɾ ˈmas ˈfɾio	ma-nya-na va ah ah-ser mas free-oh
It might rain tomorrow	Puede que llueva mañana	ˈpweðe ˈke ˈʝweβa maˈɲana	poo-eh-deh keh you-eh-va mah-nya-na
I can’t stand the heat any longer	Ya no puedo aguantar el calor	ɟʝa ˈno ˈpweðo aɣwãnˈtaɾ ɛl kaˈloɾ	ya no poo-eh-do ah-goo-an-tar elle ca-lore
Are winters cold where you’re from?	¿Los inviernos son fríos de donde vienes?	los ĩmˈbjɛɾnos ˈsõm ˈfɾios̬ ðe ˈðõnde ˈβjenes ‖	los een-vee-air-nos son free-os deh don-deh vee-eh-nes
Are summers hot where you’re from?	¿Los veranos son calurosos de donde vienes?	los̬ βɛˈɾanos ˈsõn kaluˈɾosos̬ ðe ˈðõnde ˈβjenes ‖	los veh-ra-nos son ca-loo-ro-sos deh don-deh vee-eh-nes

Talking about climate change in Spanish

This is a section that is, unfortunately, very important for everyone to learn. No matter where you live or where you’re from, you’ve likely seen the ravaging effects of climate change. Climate change has impacted our landforms and water bodies, changing the world forever. As such, it’s important to learn to talk about climate change in Spanish when learning to talk about the weather.

Climate change has impacted our landforms and water bodies in Spanish.

English	Spanish	IPA	Pronunciation
Extreme weather event	Un fenómeno meteorológico extremo	ũm feˈnomeno mɛteoɾoˈloxiko ɛksˈtɾemo	feh-no-meh-no meh-teh-oh-ro-lo-he-co
Climate change	El cambio climático	ˈkãmbjo kliˈmatiko	cam-bee-oh clee-ma-tee-co
Global warming	El calentamiento global	kalɛ̃ntaˈmjɛ̃nto ɣloˈβal	ca-len-ta-mee-ehn-toe glo-bal
Sea surface temperature	La temperatura de la superficie del mar	tɛ̃mpɛɾaˈtuɾa ðe la supɛɾˈfisje ðɛl ˈmaɾ	tem-peh-ra-too-ra deh la soo-per-fee-see-eh del mar
Greenhouse effect	El efecto invernadero	eˈfek̚to ĩ̯mbɛɾnaˈðɛɾo	eh-fec-toe een-ver-na-deh-ro
Greenhouse gasses	Los gases invernadero	ˈɣases ĩmbɛɾnaˈðɛɾo	gah-sehs een-ver-na-deh-ro
Pollution	La contaminación	kõntaminaˈsjõn	con-ta-mee-na-see-on
Deforestation	La deforestación	ðefoɾɛstaˈsjõn	deh-fo-res-ta-see-on
Methane	El metano	mɛˈtano	meh-ta-no
Ozono	El ozono	oˈsono	oh-zo-no
Ozone layer	La capa de ozono	ˈkapa ðe oˈsono	ca-pa deh oh-soh-no
Atmosphere	La atmósfera	at̚ˈmosfɛɾa	at-mos-feh-ra
Environment	El medio ambiente	ˈmeðjo ãmˈbjɛ̃nte	meh-dee-oh am-bee-ehn-teh
Carbon emissions	Las emisiones de carbono	emiˈsjones̬ ðe kaɾˈβono	eh-me-see-oh-nes deh car-bo-no

Other important meteorology terms in Spanish

As we’ve said before, this is an exhaustive list of atmospheric terms in Spanish that you may or may not need to learn. Everyone’s needs will be different, so while you should take a look at the table below to learn some exciting weather words in Spanish, don’t feel pressured to learn every single one!

A boat race and other weather terms in Spanish.

English	Spanish	IPA	Pronunciation
Weather forecast	El pronóstico del tiempo	pɾoˈnostiko ðɛl ˈtjɛ̃mpo	pro-nos-tee-co del tee-em-po
High (forecast)	La temperatura máxima	tɛ̃mpɛɾaˈtuɾa ˈmaksima	tem-peh-ra-too-ra max-e-ma
Low (forecast)	La temperatura mínima	tɛ̃mpɛɾaˈtuɾa ˈminima	tem-peh-ra-too-ra mee-nee-ma
Meteorology	La meteorología	mɛteoɾoloˈxia	meh-teh-oh-ro-lo-he-ah
Bad weather	Mal clima	ˈmal ˈklima	mal clee-ma
Good weather	Buen clima	ˈbwɛ̃n ˈklima	boo-ehn clee-ma
Wind warning	Una advertencia del viento	aðβɛɾˈtɛ̃nsja ðɛl ˈβjɛ̃nto	ad-ver-ten-see-ah del vee-ehn-toe
Squall	Una turbonada	tuɾβoˈnaða	toor-bo-na-da
Shower	Un chubasco	ʧuˈβasko	choo-bas-co
Flurry	Una ráfaga de nieve	ˈrafaɣa ðe ˈnjeβe	ra-fa-ga deh nee-eh-veh
Gust	Una ráfaga de viento	ˈrafaɣa ðe ˈβjɛ̃nto	ra-fa-ga deh vee-ehn-toe
Precipitation	La precipitación	pɾesipitaˈsjõn	preh-see-pee-ta-see-ohn
Atmospheric pressure	La presión atmosférica	pɾeˈsjon at̚mosˈfɛɾika	preh-see-on at-mos-feh-ree-ca
Trough	Una vaguada	βaˈɣwaða	va-goo-ar-da
Warm front	Un frente cálido	ˈfɾɛ̃nte ˈkaliðo	fren-teh ca-lee-doe
Wind direction	La dirección del viento	ðiɾɛkˈsjõn dɛl ˈβjɛ̃nto	dee-rec-see-on del vee-ehn-toe
Rainbow	Un arcoiris	aɾˈkoi̯ɾis	ar-co-ee-rees
Adiabatic process	El proceso adiabático	pɾoˈseso aðjaˈβatiko	pro-seh-so ah-dee-ah-ba-tee-co
Advection	La advección	aðβɛkˈsjõn	ad-vec-see-on
Air mass	Una masa de aire	ˈmasa ðe ˈai̯ɾe	ma-sa deh ah-e-reh
Alluvium	El aluvión	aluˈβjõn	ah-loo-vee-ohn
Anabatic wind	Un viento anabático	ˈbjɛ̃nto anaˈβatiko	vee-ehn-toe ah-na-ba-tee-co
Anemometer	El anemómetro	aneˈmomɛtɾo	ah-neh-mo-meh-tro
Baroclinity	La baroclinidad	βaɾokliniˈðað	ba-ro-clee-nee-dad
Barotropic fluid	La barotropía	βaɾotɾoˈpia	ba-ro-tro-pee-ah
Barometer	Un barómetro	baˈɾomɛtɾo	ba-ro-meh-tro
Black ice	El hielo negro	ˈɟʝelo ˈneɣɾo	e-eh-lo neh-gro
Chinook wind	El viento chinook	ˈβjɛ̃nto ʧinoˈok	vee-ehn-toe chee-nook
Condensation	La condensación	kõndɛ̃nsaˈsjõn	con-den-sa-see-ohn
Thermal conduction	La conducción de calor	kõndukˈsjõn de kaˈloɾ	con-dook-see-ohn deh ca-lore
Confluence	Una confluencia	kõmˈflwɛ̃nsja	oo-na con-floo-ehn-see-ah
Continental air mass	Una masa de aire continental	ˈmasa ðe ˈai̯ɾe kõntinɛ̃nˈtal	ma-sa deh ah-e-reh con-tee-nen-tal
Convection	La convección	kõmbɛkˈsjõn	con-vec-see-ohn
Coriolis force	El efecto Coriolis	eˈfek̚to koˈɾjolis	eh-fec-toe co-ree-oh-lees
Corona	La corona	koˈɾona	co-ro-na
Dew	El rocío	roˈsio	ro-see-oh
Divergence	Una divergencia de vientos	ðiβɛɾˈxɛ̃nsja ðe ˈβjɛ̃ntos	dee-ver-hen-see-ah deh vee-ehn-tos
Downburst	Un reventón	reβɛ̃nˈtõn	reh-ven-ton
Drizzle	Una llovizna	ʝoˈβis̬na	yo-vees-na
Dust devil	Un remolino de arena	remoˈlino ðe aˈɾena	reh-mo-lee-no deh ah-reh-na
Evaporation	La evaporación	eβapoɾaˈsjõn	eh-va-po-ra-see-ohn
Glaze	El hielo glaseado	ˈɟʝelo ɣlaseˈaðo	eh-eh-lo gla-seh-ah-doe
Gravity	La gravedad	ɣɾaβeˈðað	gra-veh-dad
Gust	Un ramalazo	ramaˈlaso	ra-ma-la-zo
Haze	La calima	kaˈlima	ca-lee-ma
Heat Index	La temperatura de bochorno	tɛ̃mpɛɾaˈtuɾa ðe βoˈʧoɾno	tem-peh-ra-too-ra deh bo-chore-no
Hygrometer	Un higrómetro	iˈɣɾomɛtɾo	e-gro-meh-tro
Indian summer	Un veranillo	bɛɾaˈniʝo	veh-ra-nee-yo
Jet stream	Una corriente en chorro	koˈrjɛ̃ntɛ ɛ̃n ˈʧoro	co-ree-ehn-teh en cho-ro
Katabatic wind	Un viento catabático	ˈbjɛ̃nto kataˈβatiko	vee-ehn-toe ca-ta-ba-tee-co
Landslide dam	Una represa de corrimiento	reˈpɾesa ðe koriˈmjɛ̃nto	re-preh-sa deh co-ree-mee-ehn-toe
Latent heat	El calor latente	kaˈloɾ laˈtɛ̃nte	ca-lore la-ten-teh
Numerical weather prediction	El modelo numérico de predicción meteorológica	moˈðelo nuˈmɛɾiko ðe pɾeðikˈsjõm mɛteoɾoˈloxika	mo-deh-lo noo-meh-ree-co deh pre-deec-see-ohn meh-teh-oh-ro-lo-he-ca
Permafrost	El permahielo	pɛɾmaˈjelo	per-ma-e-eh-lo
The Ring of Fire	El cinturón de Fuego del Pacífico	sĩntuˈɾõn de ˈfweɣo ðɛl paˈsifiko	seen-too-ron deh foo-eh-go del pa-see-fee-co
Rossby waves	Las ondas de Rossby barotrópicas	ˈõndas̬ ðe ˈross̬βi βaɾoˈtɾopikas	on-das de rossby ba-ro-tro-pee-cas
Sea breeze	La brisa marina	ˈβɾisa maˈɾina	bree-sa ma-ree-na
El Niño–Southern Oscillation	El Niño-Oscilación del Sur	ɛl ˈniɲo osilaˈsjõn dɛl ˈsuɾ	el nee-nyoh oh-see-la-see-on del soor
Stratosphere	La estratosfera	ɛstɾatosˈfɛɾa	es-tra-tos-feh-ra
Subsidence	La subsidencia	suβsiˈðɛ̃nsja	soob-see-den-see-ah
Swell	Un mar de fondo	ˈmaɾ ðe ˈfõndo	mar deh fon-do
Upwelling	Las surgencias	suɾˈxɛ̃nsjas	soor-hen-see-as
Visibility	Visibilidad	bisiβiliˈðað	vee-see-bee-lee-dad
Vorticity	La vorticidad	βoɾtisiˈðað	vore-tee-see-dad
Vapor	El vapor	βaˈpoɾ	va-pore
Wind chill	La temperatura percibida	tɛ̃mpɛɾaˈtuɾa pɛɾsiˈβiða	tem-peh-ra-too-ra pear-see-bee-da
Wind shear	La cizalladura	sisaʝaˈðuɾa	see-za-ya-doo-ra

Weather related expressions in Spanish

Whether you’re at the beginner Spanish level or are already a seasoned learner, you probably already know how common idioms and phrases are in Spanish. Learning about the weather will allow you to understand and use many new phrases, which are sure to help you stand out from other learners!

English	Spanish	IPA	Pronunciation	English meaning
Year of snow, year of abundance.	Año de nieves, año de bienes.	ˈaɲo ðe ˈnjeβes \| ˈaɲo ðe ˈβjenes	ah-nyo deh nee-eh-ves ah-nyo deh bee-eh-nes	A snowy winter is a sign of a good harvest to come.
Until the 40th of may, do not take off your jacket.	Hasta el cuarenta de mayo, no te quites el sayo.	ˈasta ɛl kwaˈɾɛ̃nta ðe ˈmaʝo \| ˈno te ˈkites ɛl ˈsaʝo	as-ta elle coo-ah-ren-ta deh ma-yo no teh key-tes elle sa-yo	The real heat doesn’t start until mid-June.
When March mays, May marches.	Cuando marzo mayea, mayo marcea.	ˈkwãndo ˈmaɾso maˈʝea \| ˈmaʝo maɾˈsea	coo-ahn-doe mar-zo mah-yeh-ah ma-yo mar-seh-ah	If March is warmer than normal, then May will be cooler than normal.
Upon bad weather, good face.	Al mal tiempo, buena cara.	al ˈmal ˈtjɛ̃mpo \| ˈbwena ˈkaɾa	al mal tee-ehm-po boo-eh-na ca-ra	You should face adversity with a positive attitude.
In April, a thousand waters.	En abril, aguas mil.	ɛn aˈβɾil \| ˈaɣwas̬ ˈmil	ehn ah-breel ah-goo-as meel	April usually brings plenty of rain.
Windy March and rainy April make a flowery and beautiful May.	Marzo ventoso y abril lluvioso hacen a mayo florido y hermoso.	ˈmaɾso βɛ̃nˈtoso j aˈβɾil ɟʝuˈβjoso ˈasɛn a ˈmaʝo floˈɾiðo j ɛɾˈmoso	mar-zo ven-toe-so e ah-breel you-vee-oh-so ah-sehn ah ma-yo air-mo-so	April showers (and March winds) bring May flowers.
It never rains to everyone’s liking.	Nunca llueve a gusto de todos.	ˈnũnka ˈʝweβe a ˈɣusto ðe ˈtoðos	noon-ca you-eh-veh ah goose-toe deh toe-dos	While rain may be a good thing for some, not everyone will like it.

Weather questions and phrases to break the ice in Spanish

Even if it may sound painfully boring, talking about the weather is actually a great way to break the ice and make small talk. Whether you’re trying to start a conversation with a stranger at a coffee shop while drinking your favorite beverage or just trying to talk to your new classmates, the weather is a great place to start.

Here are some of the best weather-related questions and phrases in Spanish to break the ice.

English	Spanish	IPA	Pronunciation
It’s hot, isn’t it?	Qué calor, ¿no?	ˈke kaˈloɾ \| ˈno	keh ca-lore no
Are you freezing too?	¿Tú también mueres de frío?	ˈtu tãmˈbjɛ̃m ˈmwɛɾes̬ ðe ˈfɾio	too tam-bee-ehn moo-eh-res deh free-oh
The weather has been very weird lately, don’t you think?	El clima ha estado muy raro últimamente, ¿no te parece?	ɛl ˈklima ˈa ɛsˈtaðo mwi ˈraɾo ˈultimamɛ̃nte \| ˈno te paˈɾese	el clee-ma ah es-ta-do mooy ra-ro ool-tee-ma-men-teh no teh pa-reh-seh
It poured, did any water get in your house?	Llovió fuertísimo, ¿no se te metió agua?	ɟʝoˈβjo fwɛɾˈtisimo \| ˈno se te mɛˈtjo ˈaɣwa	yo-vee-oh foo-air-tee-see-mo no seh meh-tee-oh ah-goo-ah
Do you think it will rain?	¿Crees que llueva?	ˈkɾees ˈke ˈʝweβa	creh-ehs keh you-eh-va
Is it always this hot this time of the year?	¿Siempre hace tanto calor en estas fechas?	ˈsjɛ̃mpɾe ˈase ˈtãnto kaˈloɾ ɛn ˈɛstas ˈfeʧas	see-ehm-preh ah-seh tan-toe ca-lore ehn es-tas feh-chas
I feel like I’m gonna melt with this heat, don’t you agree?	Con este calor siento que me voy a derretir, ¿apoco no?	kon ˈɛste kaˈloɾ ˈsjɛ̃nto ˈke me ˈβoj a ðɛrɛˈtiɾ \| aˈpoko ˈno	con es-teh ca-lore see-ehn-toe keh meh voy ah mo-reer
The weather is really nice, right?	Qué bonito está el clima, ¿verdad?	ˈke βoˈnito ɛsˈta ɛl ˈklima \| bɛɾˈðað	keh bo-nee-toe es-ta el clee-ma ver-dad
Have you too been enjoying these sunny days?	¿Tú también has estado disfrutando de estos días soleados?	ˈtu tãmˈbjɛn ˈas ɛsˈtaðo ðisfɾuˈtãndo ðe ˈɛstos̬ ˈðias soleˈaðos	too tam-bee-ehn as es-ta-do dees-froo-tan-doe de es-toes dee-as soh-leh-ah-dos
What do you think of the weather these days?	¿Qué opinas del clima estos días?	ˈke oˈpinas̬ ðɛl ˈklima ˈɛstos̬ ˈðias	keh oh-pee-nas del klee-ma es-toes dee-as

Use your weather vocab for more than just small talk

Now that you’ve learned 214 unique ways to talk about the the diverse and changing weather and climate, it’s up to you to put your vocabulary to good use! Try looking at a weather report in Spanish no matter where you live to easily and naturally reinforce some of the vocabulary words you’ve learned so far. We just hope you don’t have to deal with any volcanoes or hurricanes!

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