Home / Blog / Weather in French: Words and How to Talk About It French Weather in French 23 October 2026 The weather is the easiest small talk there is, and French handles it with one handy verb: faire. Learn the nouns, then the patterns. Weather words EnglishFrench sunle soleil rainla pluie snowla neige windle vent cloudle nuage heatla chaleur coldle froid storml'orage How to describe the weather Ask with Quel temps fait-il? (What's the weather like?). Most answers use il fait ("it makes"): FrenchEnglish Il fait beauIt's nice/sunny Il fait chaudIt's hot Il fait froidIt's cold Il y a du ventIt's windy Il y a des nuagesIt's cloudy Il pleutIt's raining Il neigeIt's snowing So temperature uses il fait, wind and clouds use il y a ("there is"), and rain and snow have their own verbs (pleuvoir, neiger). Make it stick by saying it Weather talk is ideal speaking practice because you can do it every day. Navoq has you describe the weather in real French sentences out loud, with pronunciation feedback. Ready to start? Read more on the Learn French page. Talk about the weather in French. Navoq builds these phrases into real conversations you say out loud, with pronunciation feedback. Download on theApp Store