Talking About the Weather in Italian
Italian weather vocabulary and the impersonal expressions Italians use, from 'fa caldo' to 'piove', plus small talk about the seasons.
Weather is a friendly topic in any language. Italian uses a few different structures for it, and they are worth learning as chunks.
Weather with fare
Fa (from fare, to make) is used for many conditions:
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| Fa caldo. | It's hot. |
| Fa freddo. | It's cold. |
| Fa bel tempo. | The weather is nice. |
| Fa brutto tempo. | The weather is bad. |
| Che tempo fa? | What's the weather like? |
Weather with verbs
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| Piove. | It's raining. |
| Nevica. | It's snowing. |
| Tira vento. | It's windy. |
| C'è il sole. | It's sunny. |
| C'è nebbia. | It's foggy. |
| È nuvoloso. | It's cloudy. |
Weather vocabulary
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| weather | il tempo |
| sun | il sole |
| rain | la pioggia |
| snow | la neve |
| wind | il vento |
| cloud | la nuvola |
| fog | la nebbia |
| storm | il temporale |
| temperature | la temperatura |
| degrees | i gradi |
Il tempo means both "time" and "weather". Context makes it clear.
Temperature
- Ci sono venti gradi. — It's twenty degrees.
- Oggi ci sono trenta gradi. — It's thirty degrees today.
Temperatures are given in Celsius.
Forecast and small talk
- Le previsioni del tempo — the weather forecast
- Domani pioverà. — Tomorrow it will rain.
- Che bella giornata! — What a lovely day!
- Che caldo! — It's so hot!
- Che freddo! — It's so cold!
Weather for people
For yourself, use avere:
- Ho caldo. — I'm hot.
- Ho freddo. — I'm cold.
Compare with the weather itself: Fa caldo.
Tips
- Learn "fa" with caldo, freddo and bel tempo.
- Use the verbs piove and nevica.
- Use the dictionary to look up related words.
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