El clima y las temporadas (Climate and Seasons)

Forecast: 100% chance of learning! In this unit, you’ll learn how to talk about the weather and the four seasons in Spanish. You will practice key phrases, explore cultural differences, and understand how temperature is measured in the Spanish-speaking world.

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Temporadas (Seasons)

• la primavera 🌸

• Spring

• el verano 🌞

• Summer

• el otoño 🍂

• Autumn/Fall

• el invierno ❄️

• Winter

Clima (Weather)

• la temperatura 🌡️

• temperature

• el calor 🥵

• heat

• “hace calor” 🫠

• it’s hot

• el frío 🧊

• cold

• “hace frío” 🥶

• it’s cold/it’s freezing

• las nubes ☁️

• clouds

• “está nublado” 🌫️

• it’s cloudy

• “hace fresco” 🌤️

• it’s a nice day-weather wise

• el viento 🌬️

• wind

• “hace viento” 🌬️🍃

• it’s windy

• el sol ☀️

• sun

• “hace sol” 🌅

• it’s sunny

• la nieve ❄️

• snow

• nevar 🌨️

• to snow

• “está nevando” 🌨️

• it’s snowing

• la humedad 😪

• humidity

• “está húmedo”

• it’s humid

• la tormenta 🌪️

• storm

• “hay tormenta” 🌪️

• it’s stormy

• la lluvia ☔

• rain

• llover 🌦️

• to rain

• “está lloviendo” 🌧️

• it’s raining

• el trueno

• thunder

• tronar

• to thunder

• “está tronando”

• it’s thundering

• el relámpago ⚡

• lightning

• relampaguear 🌩️

• to lightning

• “está relampagueando” ⛈️

• lightning (as a verb, meaning the lightning is flashing)

🔎Fun Fact: Some Spanish speakers from different countries tend to say la calor instead of el calor. In some countries the female or male version are used instinctively and in others el calor is more predominant than the other. Watch this video from Dialecto Boricua’s Instagram page that talks about this strange occurrence.

Note: In the United States, Fahrenheit (ºF) is used to measure temperature, while in Latin America—and most of the world—people use the Celsius (ºC) system. This difference is part of a broader distinction between the imperial system and the metric system, as the United States has never officially adopted the metric system.

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How do temperatures feel?

Basic conversion formulas:

• Celsius to Fahrenheit: (ºC x9/5) + 32
• Fahrenheit to Celsius: (ºF – 32) x 5/9

Example: 25 ºC = (25 x 9/5) + 32 = 77 ºF

So, remember when you travel to a Spanish-speaking country:

• Weather reports are in Celsius.
• Distances are in kilometers.
• Liquids are in liters.
• Weight is in kilograms.

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