Portuguese Weather Vocabulary

Here are Portuguese words for weather to start with: nublado (cloudy), frio (cold), quente (hot), chuva (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
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
cloudynubladoadjA1
coldfrioadjA1
hotquenteadjA1
rainchuvanounA1
rainychuvosoadjA1
sunnysoalheiroadjA1
snownevenounA2
windyventosoadjA2

The rest of this pack is in the app

Weather Intermediate

A2–B1
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
fognevoeironounA2
frontfrentenounA2
stormtempestadenounA2
temperaturetemperaturanounA2
forecastprevisãonounB1
freezinggeladoadjB1
humidhúmidoadjB1
lightningrelâmpagonounB1

Weather Advanced

C1
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
anticycloneanticiclonenounC1
atmosphericatmosféricoadjC1
cycloneciclonenounC1
humidityhumidadenounC1
inversioninversãonounC1
meteorologicalmeteorológicoadjC1
monsoonmonçãonounC1
precipitationprecipitaçãonounC1

More from this pack waits in the app

Extreme Weather & Natural Events

A2–B2
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
earthquaketerramotonounA2
tornadotornadonounB1
avalancheavalanchenounB2
dust stormtempestade de poeiranounB2
flash floodinundação repentinanounB2
heat waveonda de calornounB2
landslidedeslizamento de terrasnounB2
volcanic eruptionerupção vulcânicanounB2

Everyday Weather

A2–B2
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
thunderstormtrovoadanounA2
condensationcondensaçãonounB1
deworvalhonounB1
evaporationevaporaçãonounB1
frostgeadanounB1
smogsmognounB1
hailgranizonounB2
sleetágua-nevenounB2

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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 Portuguese words should I learn for weather?

You could start with words like nublado (cloudy), frio (cold), quente (hot), chuva (rain). This page lists 40 Portuguese words for weather (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Portuguese words?

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