Spanish Weather Vocabulary

Here are Spanish words for weather to start with: nublado (cloudy), frío (cold), caluroso (hot), lluvia (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
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
cloudynubladoadjA1
coldfríoadjA1
hotcalurosoadjA1
rainlluvianounA1
rainylluviosoadjA1
sunnysoleadoadjA1
snownievenounA2
windyventosoadjA2

The rest of this pack is in the app

Weather Intermediate

A2–B1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
fognieblanounA2
frontfrentenounA2
stormtormentanounA2
temperaturetemperaturanounA2
forecastpronósticonounB1
freezingglacialadjB1
humidhúmedoadjB1
lightningrelámpagonounB1

Weather Advanced

C1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
anticycloneanticiclónnounC1
atmosphericatmosféricoadjC1
cycloneciclónnounC1
humidityhumedadnounC1
inversioninversiónnounC1
meteorologicalmeteorológicoadjC1
monsoonmonzónnounC1
precipitationprecipitaciónnounC1

More from this pack waits in the app

Extreme Weather & Natural Events

A2–B2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
earthquaketerremotonounA2
tornadotornadonounB1
avalancheavalanchanounB2
dust stormtormenta de polvonounB2
flash floodinundación repentinanounB2
heat waveola de calornounB2
landslidecorrimiento de tierrasnounB2
volcanic eruptionerupción volcánicanounB2

Everyday Weather

A2–B2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
thunderstormtormentanounA2
condensationcondensaciónnounB1
dewrocíonounB1
evaporationevaporaciónnounB1
frostescarchanounB1
smogniebla tóxicanounB1
hailgranizonounB2
sleetaguanievenounB2

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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 Spanish words should I learn for weather?

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

How can I remember these Spanish words?

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