Weather in Italian

How do you talk about the weather in Italian? Whether you’re enjoying the sunshine, snow, or something in between, this free audio lesson will teach you tons of Italian words you can use in conversation.

Whether you’re traveling in Italy or heading somewhere closer to home with native Italian speakers, the Rocket Italian team will teach you how to ask about the climate and the current weather conditions in Italian.

It’s good to be prepared and know what to expect, so let’s get started!

Talking about the weather in Italian

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Quali sono le previsioni del tempo per oggi?
What's the weather forecast for today?
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Quali sono le previsioni del tempo per questa settimana?
What's the weather forecast for this week?
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Com'è il tempo?
How's the weather?
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Che tempo fa?
What's the weather like?
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Che tempo fa fuori?
What's it like outside?
  • What's the weather forecast for today?

There are a lot of possible answers to that question. Here are the most common ones…

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Fa caldo.
It's warm.
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Fa freddo.
It's cold.
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È ventoso.
It's windy
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È burrascoso.
It's stormy.
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Fa caldo.
It's hot.
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È soleggiato.
It's sunny.
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È sereno.
It's clear.
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È nuvoloso.
It's cloudy.
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È piacevole.
It's nice.
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È freddissimo.
It's icy.
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E' umido.
It's humid.

You can use the word “molto” (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:

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Fa molto freddo.
It's very cold.
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Fa molto caldo.
It's very warm.
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Fa caldissimo.
It's very hot.
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Fa freddissimo.
It's very icy.
  • Italian beach

When talking about rain you can use the following expressions …

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sta piovendo or piove.
It's raining.
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è piovoso.
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 general answers.

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Fa cattivo tempo.
It's miserable weather.
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It's good weather.
Fa bel tempo.
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È brutto tempo.
It's bad weather.
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È bel tempo.
It's beautiful weather.
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Fa un tempo orribile.
It's terrible weather.

If you are planning to travel to Italy, Switzerland or Austria during the winter time, you'll definitely need to know the next two sentences. Let me assure you, there will be plenty of opportunities to use them.

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Sta nevicando or nevica.
It's snowing
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Fa un freddo gelido.
It's icy cold
  • Snow on an Italian highway

Here are some more words that describe certain weather conditions…

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L'arcobaleno
The rainbow
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La grandine
The hail
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La pioggia
The rain
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Il tuono
The thunder
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Il temporale
The thunderstorm
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Il lampo
The lightning
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Il terremoto
The earthquake
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La tempesta
The storm
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L'uragano
The hurricane
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La temperatura
The temperature
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La nebbia
The fog
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L'inondazione
The flood
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Il ghiaccio
The ice
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La neve
The snow
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Il fiocco di neve
The snowflake
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La nuvola
The cloud

A presto!

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Maria DiLorenzi and the Rocket Italian Team

P.S. You can practice your Italian skills with this exercise.

Exercise 1 - Match the Italian phrases with the correct English translation.

1. Che tempo fa?
( ____ )
a. It's snowing
2. Fa molto caldo.
( ____ )
b. It's terrible weather
3. Fa un tempo orribile.
( ____ )
c. What's the weather doing?
4. Nevica.
( ____ )
d. It's stormy.
5. È burrascoso.
( ____ )
e. It's very warm.

Exercise 2 - Now, match the Italian words with the correct English translation. Write the letter of the correct answer into the gap provided.

1. La pioggia
( ____ )
a. The ice
2. La nuvola
( ____ )
b. The temperature
3. La temperatura
( ____ )
c. The cloud
4. La nebbia
( ____ )
d. The rain
5. Il ghiaccio
( ____ )
e. The fog

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