I love rainy days. I love the vibe (feeling) of those days. I like that it’s a little darker and makes it okay to stay inside. I live in Hamburg, which people say is a very rainy city. This makes it perfect for me!

Do you like rainy days? Do you know any vocabulary for rainy days? If you like days that are a little wetter, this blog is for you. Here is some rainy day vocabulary in Easy English!

Precipitation

Do you know what precipitation is? Precipitation is very important rainy day vocabulary. Precipitation is any kind of rain or snow. If water is falling from the sky, it’s precipitation…rain, snow, or hail (ice balls). There are a lot of different kinds of precipitation. And lots of different intensities (ways, between hard and soft). We’ll go over two different kinds of precipitation next!

For example:

I watch the weather every morning. I want to see if precipitation is expected (thought of) that day.
Precipitation is expected this afternoon. Mark needs to bring his raincoat to work.

Drizzle

Even though I like when it rains, I don’t like drizzle. I think it’s very annoying when it’s drizzling. Drizzle is very light rain. It’s so light, you may be able to wipe the water off of your clothes! It can feel like mist like at the ocean that gets your face a little wet.

For example:

Sarah waited until it stopped drizzling to go to the store because she had just finished putting her make up on her face.
It started drizzling while John was running. He hadn’t expected (thought) it to rain, but was happy for the cool mist!

Downpour

Summer storms are my favorite kind of weather. I love sitting inside while it’s storming (raining with lightning and thunder). Often (many times), summer storms include (also have) a downpour. A downpour is very heavy rain. A downpour is the opposite of drizzle. Downpours may not last very long. But if you’re stuck in one (a downpour), you’ll get very wet!

For example:

Should we wait here until the downpour stops? I have an umbrella but it won’t help!
There’s supposed to be a downpour this afternoon. We should do all our gardening this morning.

Rain gear

Rain gear is something I actually have very little of (close to zero). This is probably surprising, since I live somewhere it rains a lot. But I just don’t have much. What is rain gear, anyway? And how does it fit in with rainy day vocabulary?

Rain gear is anything that can protect you from the rain. This could be an umbrella. Or rain pants that keep your legs dry while riding a bike. Or a raincoat. Rain gear is waterproof, which keeps (stops) you from getting wet from the rain. Do you have any rain gear?

For example:

The only rain gear I have is a raincoat. And I usually (normally) forget it at home!
Did you pack any rain gear for our hike? It’s supposed to (said to, should) rain in the afternoon.

Get cozy

This may not be direct rainy day vocabulary, but it’s one of my favorites! On rainy days where I don’t have much to do, I love to get cozy. Getting cozy can be many things, but it is always about feeling comfortable in some way. For example, I like to put on good music, light some candles, and put on comfy (comfortable) clothes. Then I read a book on the couch. Or I put on a good movie and knit. Getting cozy is doing something comfortable that you enjoy. And rainy days are perfect cozy days!

How do you get cozy at home when it rains?

For example:

I had a really hard day at work. I can’t wait to get home and get cozy.
John and Mike got cozy at home instead of going out. They saw it was pouring and thought it was better stay home.

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Erin Duffin lives in Hamburg, is an English teacher, blogger, yoga instructor, and is looking forward to the rain this weekend. She can’t wait to get cozy on the couch with a good book.