German Weather Vocabulary

Here are German words for weather to start with: bewölkt (cloudy), kalt (cold), heiß (hot), Regen (rain). Below are 40 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 5 themed lists.

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Weather Basics

A1–A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
cloudybewölktadjA1
coldkaltadjA1
hotheißadjA1
rainRegennounA1
rainyregnerischadjA1
sunnysonnigadjA1
snowSchneenounA2
windywindigadjA2

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Weather Intermediate

A2–B1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
fogNebelnounA2
frontFrontnounA2
stormSturmnounA2
temperatureTemperaturnounA2
forecastVorhersagenounB1
freezingeiskaltadjB1
humidfeuchtadjB1
lightningBlitznounB1

Weather Advanced

C1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
anticycloneAntizyklonenounC1
atmosphericatmosphärischadjC1
cycloneZyklonnounC1
humidityLuftfeuchtigkeitnounC1
inversionInversionnounC1
meteorologicalmeteorologischadjC1
monsoonMonsunnounC1
precipitationNiederschlagnounC1

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Extreme Weather & Natural Events

A2–B2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
earthquakeErdbebennounA2
tornadoTornadonounB1
avalancheLawinenounB2
dust stormStaubsturmnounB2
flash floodSturzflutnounB2
heat waveHitzewellenounB2
landslideErdrutschnounB2
volcanic eruptionVulkanausbruchnounB2

Everyday Weather

A2–B2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
thunderstormGewitternounA2
condensationKondenswassernounB1
dewTaunounB1
evaporationVerdunstungnounB1
frostRaureifnounB1
smogSmognounB1
hailHagelnounB2
sleetSchneeregennounB2

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for weather. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which German words should I learn for weather?

You could start with words like bewölkt (cloudy), kalt (cold), heiß (hot), Regen (rain). This page lists 40 German words for weather (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these German words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows German words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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