Spanish

Spanish Weather Expressions and Seasons

July 12, 2023

Both SER and ESTAR are very useful for talking about the weather and seasons in Spanish. The verb ESTAR will be used to say what the weather is like at a given moment, that is temporary weather conditions, for example: “El clima está caliente”. On the other hand, SER will be used in a more descriptive and general way, for example: “El clima es caliente en mi ciudad” (the weather is hot in my city – it means it is generally hot).

You may need to check and understand the weather report in order to make plans for your day. Let’s check out a few weather expression in Spanish and get to know the names of the seasons!

Common phrases for each season:

La primavera – The Spring

Hace viento – It’s windy. Llueve. / Está lloviendo. – It’s raining.

El verano – The Summer

Hace sol. – It’s sunny. Hace calor. – It’s hot.

El otoño- The Fall

Está nublado. – It’s cloudy. Hace fresco. – It’s chilly.

El invierno –The Winter

Hace frío. – It’s cold. Nieva. / Está nevando. – It’s snowing.

Two of the most commonly used phrases are:

Hace buen tiempo. = The weather is nice/good.

Hace mal tiempo. = The weather is bad.

Here are 20 phrases in Spanish to describe the weather, with their English translations. These should be useful for beginners:

Hace buen tiempo – The weather is good.
Hace mal tiempo – The weather is bad.
Hace calor – It’s hot.
Hace frío – It’s cold.
Hace sol – It’s sunny.
Hace viento – It’s windy.
Está nublado – It’s cloudy.
Está lloviendo or Llueve – It’s raining.
Está nevando or Nieva – It’s snowing.
Hay tormenta – There’s a storm.
Hay relámpagos – There’s lightning.
Hay arco iris – There’s a rainbow.
Está húmedo – It’s humid.
Está seco – It’s dry.
Hace fresco – It’s cool (as in mildly cold).
El cielo está despejado – The sky is clear.
Hay niebla – It’s foggy.
La temperatura es alta – The temperature is high.
La temperatura es baja – The temperature is low.
El pronóstico del tiempo para hoy es… – Today’s weather forecast is…

These phrases will help you talk about the weather in different contexts. Practice using them and you’ll become more comfortable with them over time.

Stephen Sovenyhazy

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