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Last Updated: September 6, 2025

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Rain in Minecraft can help put out fires and flaming arrows, hydrate and water farms and crops, and can even help fill up cauldrons with water. Rain often occurs temporarily at random moments during Minecraft gameplay; however, if you want rain stopped, you can disable this weather feature by enabling cheats and entering the appropriate commands.

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  1. Step 1 Launch Minecraft on your PC and select “Create New World” on the “Select World” screen. 1 Launch Minecraft on your PC and select “Create New World” on the “Select World” screen. You can only stop rain by creating a new world and enabling cheats.
    • Rain can only be stopped on the PC version of Minecraft, unless you install custom Minecraft mods developed by third parties on your gaming console. Before installing custom Minecraft mods on your system, contact the developer to verify whether rain can be stopped at any time using that particular mod.
  2. Step 2 Click on “More World Options,” then select “Allow Cheats: 2 Click on “More World Options,” then select “Allow Cheats: On.” This options allows you to use cheats throughout gameplay when logged into this particular world. Advertisement
  3. Step 3 Click on “Done,” then type a name for your new world into the “World Name” text box. 3 Click on “Done,” then type a name for your new world into the “World Name” text box.
  4. Step 4 Click on “Create New World. 4 Click on “Create New World.” Your new world is now created with cheats enabled.
  5. Step 5 Select the option to launch a gaming session of Minecraft in the world you just created. 5 Select the option to launch a gaming session of Minecraft in the world you just created.
  6. Step 6 Wait for rain to start falling during gameplay, then type “/weather clear” or “/toggledownfall. 6 Wait for rain to start falling during gameplay, then type “/weather clear” or “/toggledownfall.” As you type one of these cheat commands, the cheat will display at the lower left corner of your Minecraft session.
  7. Step 7 Press “Enter. 7 Press “Enter.” After pressing Enter, the message “Changing to clear weather” will display on-screen, and the rain will stop in your current Minecraft gaming session.[1]
    • To make rain stop for a predetermined amount of seconds, type “/weather clear < time >,” with “time” representing the number of seconds for which you want the rain stopped.[2]
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  • Try stopping rain if Minecraft gameplay begins to lag or run more slowly than usual. Rain can often cause frame rate drops or “lags” during gameplay, and can lower the quality of your gaming experience.[3] Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0
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  1. https://www.digminecraft.com/game_commands/weather_clear.php
  2. https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Weather
  3. https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Rain

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Travis Boylls Written by: Travis Boylls wikiHow Technology Writer This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Travis Boylls. Travis has been a tech writer at wikiHow for more than 10 years. He has also worked in technical support for Dish Network and AT&T Wireless. He studied graphic design and web design at Pikes Peak Community College. He specializes in Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and video game consoles. Travis has had a fascination with computers and technology that goes all the way back to childhood. He is proficient in all manner of software and computer operating systems. This article has been viewed 168,206 times. 18 votes - 73% Co-authors: 7 Updated: September 6, 2025 Views: 168,206 Categories: Minecraft Cheats and Glitches Article SummaryX

1. Load a Minecraft game. 2. Open the Game menu. 3. Enable Cheats in Settings on Bedrock Edition, or Open to LAN on Java Edition. 4. Return to your game. 5. Press T, the chat bubble icon, or the right directional button on your controller to open the text chat. 6. Type "/weather clear" and press Enter. Did this summary help you?YesNo

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