While you may be hoping for perfect weather on your trip to Rome, it wouldn’t be a proper vacation if there weren’t at least one day when the atmosphere turns against you. The best you can do is prepare beforehand, and one way to do that is to brush up on your Italian weather vocab. We compiled a list of some of the most important terms and phrases to know. You might also want to brush up on Italian numbers to figure out the temperature, too (but make sure you’re using Celsius!).
The Seasons
the season — la stagione
the spring — la primavera
the summer — l’estate
the fall — l’autunno
the winter — l’inverno
the rainy season — la stagione delle piogge
the dry season — la stagione secca
Italian Weather Vocab
the weather — il tempo
the climate — il clima
the degree — il grado
the sunlight — la luce del sole
the rain — la pioggia
the cloud — la nuvola
the snow — la neve
the wind — il vento
tropical — tropicale
the storm — la tempesta
temperate — temperato
cloudy — nuvoloso
the weather forecast — le previsioni meteorologiche
the thunder — il tuono
the lightning — il fulmine
the frost — il gelo
the blizzard — la tempesta di neve
the hail — la grandine
the drizzle — la pioggerellina
the rainbow — l’arcobaleno
Italian Weather Phrases
What is the weather like? — Che tempo fa?
The sun is shining. — C’è il sole.
The sky is cloudy. — Il cielo è nuvoloso.
It stopped raining. — La pioggia ha smesso.
It was snowing all day. — Ha nevicato tutto il giorno.
A strong wind is blowing. — Il vento soffia molto forte.
Be careful, there’s black ice on the sidewalk. — Attenzione, il marciapiede è ghiacciato.
A thunderstorm is coming. — Arriva un temporale.
Natural Disasters
the natural disaster — la catastrofe natural
the earthquake — il terremoto
the tsunami — lo tsunami
the flood — l’inondazione
the drought — la siccità
the fire — l’incendio
the cyclone — il ciclone
hurricane — l’uragano
the tornado — il tornado