VOCABULARY
Portuguese Weather Vocabulary and Phrases
From "esta sol" to "esta a chover," here is everything you need to talk about the weather in Portuguese.
Weather talk is universal small talk, and it is also a great low-pressure way to practice real sentences. Here is the core vocabulary for both dialects.
Quick Takeaways
- Most weather phrases use "estar" or the impersonal "esta": esta calor, esta frio.
- Brazil says "esta chovendo," Portugal says "esta a chover" — same meaning, different grammar.
- Temperature is described in Celsius — "graus" (degrees) — across the Portuguese-speaking world.
- Weather small talk is one of the easiest ways to start a real conversation.
Describing the Weather
| English | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| It is sunny | Esta sol |
| It is hot | Esta calor |
| It is cold | Esta frio |
| It is raining (Brazil) | Esta chovendo |
| It is raining (Portugal) | Esta a chover |
| It is windy | Esta ventando / Esta vento |
| It is cloudy | Esta nublado |
| It is snowing | Esta nevando / Esta a nevar |
Talking About the Seasons
- Verao — Summer
- Outono — Autumn/Fall
- Inverno — Winter
- Primavera — Spring
Useful Phrases
Quantos graus esta fazendo? / Quantos graus estao? — What is the temperature? Vai chover hoje? — Is it going to rain today? Esta um dia lindo! — It is a beautiful day!
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