Latin Weather Vocabulary

Here are Latin words for weather to start with: nubilus (cloudy), frigidus (cold), calidus (hot), pluvia (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
EnglishLatinTypeLevel
cloudynubilusadjA1
coldfrigidusadjA1
hotcalidusadjA1
rainpluvianounA1
rainypluvialisadjA1
sunnyapricusadjA1
snownixnounA2
windyventosusadjA2

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Weather Intermediate

A2–B1
EnglishLatinTypeLevel
fognebulanounA2
frontfronsnounA2
stormtempestasnounA2
temperaturetemperaturanounA2
forecastpraedictionounB1
freezinggelidusadjB1
humidhumidusadjB1
lightningfulgurnounB1

Weather Advanced

C1
EnglishLatinTypeLevel
anticycloneanticyclonnounC1
atmosphericatmosphaericusadjC1
cyclonecyclonnounC1
humidityhumiditasnounC1
inversioninversionounC1
meteorologicalmeteorologicusadjC1
monsoonmonsunusnounC1
precipitationpraecipitationounC1

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Extreme Weather & Natural Events

A2–B2
EnglishLatinTypeLevel
earthquaketerrae motusnounA2
tornadoturbonounB1
avalanchenivis casusnounB2
dust stormtempestas pulvereanounB2
flash floodinundatio subitanounB2
heat waveunda aestusnounB2
landslidelapsus terraenounB2
volcanic eruptioneruptio vulcanicanounB2

Everyday Weather

A2–B2
EnglishLatinTypeLevel
thunderstormtempestas fulmineanounA2
condensationcondensationounB1
dewrosnounB1
evaporationevaporationounB1
frostgelunounB1
smognebula fumosanounB1
hailgrandonounB2
sleetnix aquosanounB2

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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 Latin words should I learn for weather?

You could start with words like nubilus (cloudy), frigidus (cold), calidus (hot), pluvia (rain). This page lists 40 Latin words for weather (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Latin words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Latin 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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