| Phrase | Meaning |
Hari ini cuacanya bagus
Cuaca hari ini bagus | The weather is good today
It’s a good day today |
Hari ini cuacanya jelek
Cuaca hari ini jelek | The weather is bad today |
| panas | hot |
| lembab | humid |
| hangat | warm |
| cerah/terang | sunny |
| hujan | rainy |
hujan besar
hujan lebat | it rains hard |
| gerimis | drizzle |
| banjir | flood |
| mendung | overcast |
| berawan | cloudy |
| dingin | cold |
| sejuk | cool |
| kabut | foggy |
| berembun | moist |
| embun pagi | morning dew |
| kilat | lightning |
| petir | thunderbolt |
| guruh/guntur | thunder |
| badai | storm |
| angin | windy |
| becek | muddy |
| ramalan cuaca | weather forecast
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Weather Words in Indonesian
The weather is also sometimes unpredictable! Either way, here are some vocabulary list to help you describe the weather around you in Indonesian.
| English | Indonesian | Sentence example |
| tornado | angin topan | Kota itu mengalami angin topan kemarin (The city experienced a tornado yesterday) |
| smoke | asap | Langit sore ini kurang indah karena ditutupi asap (The sky is not so beautiful this evening because it’s covered in smoke) |
| cloud | awan | Hari ini sangat cerah, sama sekali tidak ada awan (It’s such a bright day with no clouds at all) |
| storm | badai | Kami harus mempersiapkan diri untuk badai (We need to prepare for the storm) |
| wet | basah | Bajunya basah karena ia lupa membawa payung (Her clothes are wet because she forgets to bring an umbrella) |
| windy | berangin | Saya sangat menikmati cuaca berangin (I really enjoy windy weather) |
| moon | bulan | Bulan malam ini indah sekali (The moon tonight is so beautiful) |
| sunny | cerah | Ia sudah terbiasa dengan cuaca cerah di Indonesia (He is used to the sunny weather in Indonesia) |
| cold | dingin | Ia menyiapkan sup untuk dimakan saat cuaca dingin (She prepares soup to be eaten during cold weather) |
| ice | es | Saya butuh es untuk cuaca seperti ini (I need ice for a weather like this) |
| hot | gerah | Hari ini sangat gerah, untung saya membawa baju ganti (Today is so hot, fortunately I bring extra clothes) |
| drizzle | gerimis | Mari pulang sebelum gerimisnya menjadi hujan besar (Let’s get home before this drizzle turns into heavy rain) |
| warm | hangat | Ia suka memakai jaket agar tetap hangat di musim hujan (He likes to wear a jacket to keep warm during rainy season) |
| rain | hujan | Hujan sudah berlangsung semalaman (The rain has poured the whole night) |
| hail | hujan es | Kami belum pernah mengalami hujan es (We have never experienced hail) |
| fog | kabut | Daerah pegunungan itu ditutupi kabut (The mountainous area is covered in fog) |
| dry | kering | Para petani mengharapkan cuaca tidak akan terlalu kering (The farmers hope the weather will not be too dry) |
| sky | langit | Warna langit pagi ini sangat indah (The colour of the sky this morning is so pretty) |
| humid | lembab | Di cuaca lembab, jamur mudah tumbuh (In humid weather, molds grow easily) |
Weather Words in Indonesian
| mud | lumpur | Anak-anak itu bermain di lumpur (The kids play in the mud) |
| sun | matahari | Pagi ini sangat gelap sampai matahari tidak terlihat (Today is so dark that the sun can’t be seen) |
| cloudy | mendung | Ibu mengangkat jemuran ketika mulai mendung (Mom took the clothes inside when it started to get cloudy) |
| hot | panas | Hari ini hari terpanas dalam minggu ini (Today is the hottest day of the week) |
| snow | salju | Kita bisa melihat salju di gunung Jaya Wijaya (We can see snow in Jaya Wijaya mountain) |
| cool | sejuk | Cuaca hari ini sejuk, jadi kami berpiknik (Today’s weather is cool so we go on a picnic) |
| typhoon | topan | Rumah ini pernah dihancurkan angin topan (This house was once destroyed by a typhoon) |
| tsunami | tsunami | Kami mengirimkan sumbangan untuk korban tsunami (We delivered donations for the tsunami victims) |
