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Talking about the weather is a good way of striking up a conversation wherever you are in the world, so when you learn how to speak Portuguese, it’s something you’d be wise to work on with a tutor. As well as enabling you to make small talk with greater ease, this will also have the benefit of developing your all-round Portuguese grammar skills, particularly basic verb conjugation and sentence construction.
Below is a list of vocabulary and basic sentences to help you get started. Most of this vocabulary is universal to both European and Brazilian Portuguese, so you can be confident when you speak Portuguese that you’ll be understood when talking about the weather, wherever you are. Where there’s a difference, words that are more common in Brazilian Portuguese are marked (BR) and words that are more common in European Portuguese are marked (EU).
The Weather
O tempo / O clima
Climate
Clima
Sun
Sol
Sunny
Ensolarado
Rain
Chuva
Snow
Neve
Hail
Granizo
Wind
Vento
Windy
Ventoso
Breeze
Brisa
Storm
Tempestade
Stormy
Tempestuoso
Thunder
Trovão
Lightning
Relâmpago
Weather forecast
Previsão do tempo
Hot
Quente
Cold
Frio
Cool
Fresco
Mild
Ameno (BR), Suave (PT)
Stuffy
Abafado
Cloudy
Nublado
Clear
Claro
Fog/Mist
Neblina
It was sunny yesterday.
Estava ensolarado ontem.
It rained yesterday.
Choveu ontem.
It snowed yesterday.
Nevou ontem.
It was windy yesterday.
Estava ventoso ontem.
There was a storm yesterday.
Houve uma tempestade ontem.
It was hot yesterday.
Estava quente ontem.
It’s sunny.
Está ensolarado.
What’s the weather forecast for today?
Qual é a previsão do tempo para hoje?
It’s going to be sunny.
Vai estar ensolarado.
It’s going to rain.
Vai chover.
It’s going to snow.
Vai nevar.
There’s going to be a storm.
Vai haver uma tempestade.
It’s going to be cold.
Vai estar frio.
Now It’s Time to Practice
The best way of making sure that all this vocabulary comes to mind when you have to speak Portuguese in a real-life situation is to practice. That way, the sentences and verb conjugations will flow naturally. The easiest way to ensure this happens is working on the vocabulary with a tutor, who will help ensure you’re not making any grammatical errors, and who will be able to teach you many words and phrases that are not on this list. Then, when you speak Portuguese you’ll be able to deploy that global staple of small talk: talking about the weather.