How to Say "It Was Very Hot" in Spanish

hacía mucho calor

/aθia mut͡ʃo kaloɾ/from spelling rules

In Spanish, the phrase for "it was very hot" is hacía mucho calor.

This phrase describes the high temperature of the weather in the past.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase literally translates to "it was making much heat".

How does it change in a sentence?

If you wish to add an adjective to describe the heat, such as "unbearable", you should use the structure hacía un calor insoportable.

How do you pronounce it?

/aθia mutʃo kaloɾ/

What mistakes should you avoid?

Avoid using estaba muy caliente to describe the weather. In Spanish, caliente refers to an object's temperature or sexual arousal, whereas hacía calor is the correct way to describe weather temperatures.

Did you know?

The Spanish word mucho originates from a root meaning 'crumbled' or 'crushed', describing a quantity that has been broken down into many parts.
In many Spanish-speaking cultures, extreme heat is often described as bochorno, which specifically refers to heat combined with oppressive humidity.

Examples in context

Hacía mucho calor.
It was very hot.
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Ayer hacía mucho calor en la conferencia
Yesterday it was very hot at the conference
En el día de ayer, la temperatura era muy alta
Yesterday, the temperature was very high
En aquella región, el clima fue sofocante durante todo el día
In that region, the weather was suffocating all day long
Hoy hacía un calor tremendo en la playa
Today it was extremely hot at the beach
Ayer hacía un calor sofocante en el parque
Yesterday it was suffocatingly hot at the park
En el concierto de ayer, hacía un calor insoportable
At yesterday's concert, it was unbearably hot
Hacía mucho calor, especialmente al mediodía. Fue bastante difícil trabajar en el jardín.
It was very hot, especially at noon. It was quite challenging to work in the garden.
¡Qué calor hacía hoy en la ciudad!
It was so hot in the city today!
¡Sí, hacía un calor insoportable! No pude salir de casa durante horas.
Yes, it was unbearably hot! I couldn't leave the house for hours.
Ayer hacía mucho calor en la playa.
Yesterday it was very hot at the beach.
No podíamos dormir porque hacía mucho calor.
We could not sleep because it was very hot.

Example conversation

Alejandro and Lucía are talking about their trip to the desert.

Alejandro

¿Te gustó el viaje al desierto?
Did you like the trip to the desert?
Lucía

Sí, pero hacía mucho calor durante el día.
Yes, but it was very hot during the day.
Alejandro

Es verdad, yo también sentí el calor.
It's true, I felt the heat too.
Lucía

Fue una experiencia muy intensa.
It was a very intense experience.

Sources

IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries calor, mucho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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How to Say “It Was Very Hot” in Spanish