Weather in Portuguese
Want to know some words for the weather in Portuguese? In this lesson, you will learn some Portuguese words for weather and how to talk about the conditions.
Is it going to rain, snow, or hail? Will the sun shine all day? Will it be a great day for going to the beach or shall we go to the art gallery instead? You might want to ask about the weather in Portuguese before making plans.
Resources for further reading:
Pronouncing weather in Portuguese
Let's look at weather questions
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Qual é a previsão do tempo para hoje?
What's the weather forecast for today?
Qual é a previsão do tempo para esta semana?
What's the weather forecast for this week?
Como está o tempo?
How's the weather?
Como está o tempo lá fora?
What's it like outside?
There are a lot of possible answers to that question. Here are the most common responses…
Portuguese weather vocabulary
Está agradável
It's warm
Está frio
It's cold
Está ventando
It's windy
Está quente
It's hot
Faz sol
It's sunny
Está claro
It's clear
Está nublado
It's cloudy
Faz bom tempo
It's nice
Está gelado
It's icy
Está úmido
It's humid
You can use the word muito (very) for all of the above phrases to emphasize that it’s not just cold or warm, but very cold or very warm. For example:
Está muito frio
It's very cold
O tempo está muito agradável
It's very warm
Está muito quente
It's very hot
Está muito gelado
It's very icy
When talking about rain you can use the following expressions …
Está chovendo
It's raining
(O tempo) está chuvoso.
It's rainy
For a farmer, rain might be all he needs, whereas a soccer team might be hoping for a sunny day. Here are some more common answers:
O tempo está terrível
It's miserable weather
O tempo está bom
It's good weather
O tempo está mau
It's bad weather
Faz um tempo ótimo
It's beautiful weather
If you are planning to travel to North of Portugal, or even to the Southern states in Brazil, you’d be surprised to know that it actually snows in those places during the winter time. And you just might need to learn the next two sentences:
Está nevando
It's snowing
Está geando
It's frosty
Here are some more words that describe certain weather conditions…
O arco-íris
The rainbow
A chuva
The rain
O granizo
The hail
O trovão
The thunder
A tempestade
The thunderstorm
O raio
The lightning
O terremoto
The earthquake
O furacão
The hurricane
A temperatura
The temperature
A neblina
The fog
A enchente
The flood
A inundação
The flood
O gelo
The ice
A neve
The snow
O floco de neve
The snowflake
A nuvem
The cloud
That’s it for today’s lesson. I hope you enjoyed it.
Here are a few recommended Portuguese lessons to try next!
- Traveling by air? There are some Portuguese airplane words you may need to use.
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- Heading to the beach in Portuguese?
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