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How do you ask 'What's the weather like?' in Spanish?

I don't think the dictionary gave me the correct one.

Thanks!

83914 viewsupdated Oct 3, 2011posted by CourtneyE15

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¿Que tiempo hace? Is the basic way to ask how is the weather, as in "How's the weather today?"

If you asked about el clima you would be asking more about the climate in general.

You could say "¿Cómo está el clima en este país en enero?", for example.

updated Oct 3, 2011posted by Jeremias5votes

"¿Qué tiempo hace?" I think.

updated Oct 3, 2011edited by tc84posted by tc84I agree - trip2themoon, Oct 3, 2011You forgot the tilde over the e in Qué, since here it is used as an interrogative (in a question). - trip2themoon, Oct 3, 20114votes

Please correct me if I am wrong, but I think clima is weather in a more permanent way, like climate in English, whereas tiempo is more usually used to ask about the weather today.

updated Oct 3, 2011posted by MaryMccThat is what I thought as well. - tc84, Oct 3, 20113votes

You can also avoid the pesky ser/estar issue by saying "¿Qué tal el tiempo hoy?"

P.S. Congratulations and thanks for your properly punctuating your topic question. Were it in my power to do so, I'd award you a thousand reputation points simply for a well-phrased/punctuated question. I wouldn't think that it was very difficult to do so but apparently ...

updated Oct 3, 2011posted by samdieHaha Thanks :) I know...A lot of people don't know how to punctuate in the world it seems. - CourtneyE15, Oct 3, 20113votes

Hello.

We usually say : ¿Cómo está el clima? or you could also hear people saying¿Cómo está el tiempo?.

Both are right, so you could use them, and everyone will understand you without any problem.

Un abrazo.

updated Oct 3, 2011posted by Vicente11vote

¿Cómo está la el clima?

updated Oct 3, 2011edited by NickDanposted by NickDan*El* clima :) and you're right. Un abrazo! - Vicente1, Oct 3, 2011¡Gracias! - NickDan, Oct 3, 20111vote

Are you sure that you are not imposing an English usage on to a Spanish usage?

Maybe but SDs own dictionary seems to imply that clima is more climate than daily weather. link text

Whereas the usages suggested for tiempo are more related to daily weather: http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/tiempo

weather (clima) hizo buen/mal tiempo -> the weather was good/bad si el tiempo lo permite o no lo impide -> weather permitting hace un tiempo de perros -> it's a foul day poner a o al mal tiempo buena cara -> to put a brave face on things

updated Oct 3, 2011edited by MaryMccposted by MaryMccI would prefer tiempo also, but I think that Vicenta1 is correct. Both are used and would be understood. - 0074b507, Oct 3, 2011I'm sure he is, I am only a beginner :) - MaryMcc, Oct 3, 20111vote

"Qué tiempo hace?"

What's the weather like?

Hacer, meaning to do or to make, is conjugated to the third party singular in reference to tiempo.

I like to remember this by using the corresponding English sentence: What does the weather make? For example: The weather makes cold, or the weather makes wind, etc...Qué tiempo hace? It's just the way Spanish is.

updated Oct 3, 2011edited by trip2themoonposted by trip2themoon0votes

Please correct me if I am wrong, but I think clima is weather in a more permanent way, like climate in English, whereas tiempo is more usually used to ask about the weather today.

Are you sure that you are not imposing an English usage on to a Spanish usage?

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updated Oct 3, 2011posted by 0074b507Je, je, je. Are you sure that wasn't written by a non-native? (nonetheless, an interesting find). - samdie, Oct 3, 2011🚀 Remove adsSpanishDictionary.com is the world's most popular Spanish-English dictionary, translation, and learning website.FEATURESTranslationConjugationVocabularyLearn SpanishGrammarWord of the DayABOUTAbout UsPrivacyTermsSite MapHelpContact UsSOCIAL NETWORKSFacebookXXInstagramAPPSAppleiOSAndroidAndroid IXL learning logo