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Spanish Lesson Beginner 28 Talking about the weather in Spanish Posted by on Jan 11, 2012 in Spanish Grammar, Spanish Vocabulary, Videos

Hola. ¿Qué tal?

Today we will see how to describe the weather in Spanish with lots of useful Spanish vocabulary and expressions.

• Hace sol: It´s sunny
• Hace aire: It´s breezy
• Hace (mucho) viento: It´s (very) windy
• Hace (mucho) calor: It´s (very) hot
• Hace (mucho) frío: It´s very cold
• Hace fresco: It´s chilly
• Hace (muy) buen tiempo: The weather is (very) good
• Hace (muy) mal tiempo: The weather is (very) bad

• Llueve: It rains
• Nieva: It snows
• Hay tormenta: It´s stormy
• Está nublado: It´s cloudy

• Primavera: Spring
• Verano: Summer
• Otoño: Autumm
• Invierno: Winter

Let´s see now some common Spanish expressions related to the weather:

• ¡Qué frío/calor hace!: It´s really cold/hot
• Hace un día horrible: It’s a horrible day
• Hace muchísimo frío/calor: It´s very very cold/hot
• Aquí siempre hace mucho frío/calor en esta época: It´s always very cold/hot here at this time of the year
• ¿Tiene/tienes frío/calor?: Are you cold/hot?
• ¡Qué frío/calor tengo!: I am so cold/hot
• Ah, pues yo, no: Oh, I’m not
• ¿Qué tiempo hace allí?: How is the weather like there?
• Hace un día muy bueno/malo: It is a very good/bad day
• Hace un día bastante bueno/malo: It is quite a good/bad day
• No hace nada de frío/calor: It is not cold/hot at all
• Estamos a ….. grados (bajo cero): We are at ….. degrees (below zero)

The weather (“EL tiempo”) is one of the most common topics of everyday Spanish conversation. Don’t think that here in Spain all we have is endless sunshine. Where I come from, in the Basque Country, it rains almost as much as in England and the same is true for the whole of northern Spain: in Galicia, Asturias, and Cantabria. The further south you go in Spain, the less the weather varys, but you will still find the occasional downpour in Andalucía and some fairly chilly winters, especially the further inland you go. People in Spain love to chat about the weather as much as anyone so I really hope that you find this Spanish lesson useful.

Have a great week and see you next time for more Spanish!

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Laura & Adam have been blogging and creating online Spanish courses for Transparent Language since 2010. Laura is from Bilbao in northern Spain and Adam is from Devon in the south of England. They lived together in Spain for over 10 years, where their 2 daughters were born, and now they live in Scotland. Both Laura & Adam qualified as foreign language teachers in 2004 and since have been teaching Spanish in Spain, the UK, and online.