This is a list of 25 common words for talking about weather in Spanish, each with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. Play any word to hear it, check yourself in the quiz and download the list for Anki or Quizlet.
Weather in Spanish: el tiempo, el sol, la nube, el viento, la tormenta, el trueno, el relámpago. The table below gives all 25 words with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. A quiz of 10 questions checks what you remember, and the list can be downloaded for a spreadsheet, Quizlet or Anki.
| Word | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| el tiempo /tjempo/ | weather | ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy en Madrid? What is the weather like in Madrid today? |
| el sol /sol/ | sun | El sol sale temprano en verano. The sun rises early in summer. |
| la nube /nuβe/ | cloud | Una nube grande tapa el sol. A large cloud covers the sun. |
| el viento /bjɛnto/ | wind | Hoy hace mucho viento en la costa. It is very windy on the coast today. |
| la tormenta /toɾmɛnta/ | storm | La tormenta empieza esta noche en el pueblo. The storm starts tonight in the village. |
| el trueno /tɾueno/ | thunder | He oído un trueno muy fuerte esta mañana. I heard very loud thunder this morning. |
| el relámpago /relampaɣo/ | lightning | Un relámpago iluminó el cielo de repente. A flash of lightning suddenly lit up the sky. |
| la niebla /njeβla/ | fog | Hay mucha niebla en la carretera esta mañana. There is a lot of fog on the road this morning. |
| el hielo /jelo/ | ice | El hielo cubre el lago durante el invierno. Ice covers the lake during the winter. |
| la escarcha /eskaɾtʃa/ | frost | La escarcha cubre los coches por la mañana. Frost covers the cars in the morning. |
| el granizo /ɡɾaniθo/ | hail | El granizo ha roto varias ventanas del coche. Hail has broken several car windows. |
| el arcoíris /aɾkoiɾis/ | rainbow | Vimos un arcoíris después de la lluvia. We saw a rainbow after the rain. |
| el cielo /θjelo/ | sky | El cielo está muy azul esta tarde. The sky is very blue this afternoon. |
| la temperatura /tempeɾatuɾa/ | temperature | La temperatura baja mucho por la noche. The temperature drops a lot at night. |
| la humedad /umeðad/ | humidity | La humedad es alta cerca del mar. The humidity is high near the sea. |
| la llovizna /ʎoβiθna/ | drizzle | La llovizna moja la calle poco a poco. The drizzle slowly makes the street wet. |
| la brisa /bɾisa/ | breeze | Una brisa suave entra por la ventana. A gentle breeze comes in through the window. |
| el huracán /uɾakan/ | hurricane | El huracán llegó a la isla el lunes. The hurricane reached the island on Monday. |
| el tornado /toɾnaðo/ | tornado | El tornado destruyó varias casas del pueblo. The tornado destroyed several houses in the village. |
| la inundación /inundaθjon/ | flood | La inundación cerró las carreteras de la zona. The flood closed the roads in the area. |
| la sequía /sekia/ | drought | La sequía afecta a muchos campos este año. The drought is affecting many fields this year. |
| la previsión /pɾeβisjon/ In Spain, el pronóstico is also common. | forecast | La previsión anuncia lluvia para mañana por la tarde. The forecast predicts rain for tomorrow afternoon. |
| el paraguas /paɾaɣwas/ | umbrella | Llevo el paraguas porque está lloviendo mucho. I am carrying my umbrella because it is raining heavily. |
| el copo de nieve /kopo ðe njeβe/ | snowflake | Un copo de nieve cayó sobre mi abrigo. A snowflake fell onto my coat. |
| el charco /tʃaɾko/ | puddle | El niño saltó sobre un charco grande. The child jumped over a large puddle. |
The list on this page has 25 words. The first ones are el tiempo (weather), el sol (sun), la nube (cloud). Each comes with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence.
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