el tiempo está despejado
/el tjempo esta despexado/from spelling rules
To say "the weather is clear" in Spanish, you say el tiempo está despejado.
This phrase is used to indicate that there are no clouds in the sky. While el tiempo está despejado is a valid way to express this, it is often more common to say el cielo está despejado (the sky is clear) to describe the same condition.
What does it mean word for word?
The adjective despejado literally means "cleared" or "unobstructed," referring specifically to the sky being free of clouds.
Which one should you use?
The word despejado is the opposite of nublado, which means "cloudy" in a meteorological context.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, you can also say Hace un día soleado to mean "It's a sunny day" or El tiempo está completamente despejado to mean "The weather is completely clear." In Mexico, you can use the phrase No hay una nube en el horizonte to express that there is not a cloud on the horizon.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb está (from the verb estar) is used rather than es (from the verb ser) because despejado describes a temporary state of the weather rather than an inherent characteristic.
Did you know?
- Beyond the weather, despejado is used to describe a person who has finally woken up or recovered their mental clarity after being confused or sleepy.
- The Spanish word tiempo is used for both 'weather' and 'time'. In many contexts, you can only tell which one is meant by the adjectives used with it.
- The word tiempo shares an ancient root with the English word 'temperature', both stemming from a Proto-Indo-European word meaning 'to stretch'.
Examples in context
- El cielo está despejadoThe sky is clear
- Hace un día radianteIt's a radiant day
- El cielo está sin ninguna nubeThe sky is without any clouds
- Hoy el tiempo está despejado.Today the weather is clear.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are looking out the window in the morning.
- Daniel¿Cómo se ve el cielo hoy?How does the sky look today?
- SofíaEl tiempo está despejado, Daniel.The weather is clear, Daniel.
- Daniel¡Qué bueno! Podemos ir al parque.That's great! We can go to the park.
- SofíaSí, es un día perfecto para caminar.Yes, it is a perfect day for a walk.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries despejado, el, tiempo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
