How to Say “What Is the Weather Like Today?” in Spanish

¿cómo está el tiempo hoy?
The English phrase "what is the weather like today?" is translated into Spanish as ¿cómo está el tiempo hoy?
This phrase is a question used to ask about the current atmospheric conditions of the day.

Which one should you use?

While ¿cómo está el tiempo hoy? is a common way to ask, a very frequent alternative is ¿qué tiempo hace hoy?, which uses the verb hacer (to make/do) instead of estar (to be).

Is it said differently in some regions?

Different regions have specific ways of asking this. In Mexico, you might say ¿Cómo está el clima hoy por acá? or ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy por estos rumbos? In Argentina, you can use ¿Cómo está el tiempo hoy por acá? or ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy por estos pagos? In Spain, one way to ask is ¿Cómo está el tiempo hoy por aquí?

How does it change in a sentence?

The phrase el tiempo can mean both "the weather" and "the time" depending on the context of your conversation.

Did you know?

  • If you are in Argentina and want to ask about the weather in the local area, you might use the word pagos. In the phrase ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy por estos pagos?, the word refers to the local land or region rather than financial payments.
  • The Spanish tiempo and the English 'temperature' are distant cousins. They both trace back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to stretch' or 'to extend', connecting the concept of time and heat to a single ancestral idea.
  • When describing weather, Spanish uses hace for temperature and wind but switches to está for conditions like está nublado for 'it is cloudy'.

Examples in context

  • Hola, señor. ¿Cómo está el clima hoy?
    Hello, sir. What is the weather like today?
  • Hoy hace mucho calor.
    Today it is very hot.

Example conversation

Alejandro and Lucía are talking by the phone before leaving the house.

  1. Alejandro

    Hola Lucía, ¿cómo está el tiempo hoy?
    Hello Lucía, what is the weather like today?
  2. Lucía

    Está muy soleado, Alejandro.
    It is very sunny, Alejandro.
  3. Alejandro

    ¡Qué bueno! Entonces llevaré gafas de sol.
    That's good! Then I will wear sunglasses.
  4. Lucía

    Sí, es una idea excelente.
    Yes, it is an excellent idea.

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