How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 German words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 38 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this German vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

German vocabulary: weather and nature

Sun, rain, snow, wind, but also the sea, the mountains and the forest: weather and landscapes in German.

Here are 100 German words on “Weather and landscapes”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 39 words

German	English
Höhe	altitude
Strand	beach
Brise	breeze
Küste	coast
kühl	cool
Grad	degree
Osten	east
Feld	field
Wald	forest
Schlucht	gorge
Golf	gulfLarge inlet of the coast where the sea reaches inland
Hügel	hill
See	lake
Landschaft	landscape
Tiefdruckgebiet	low pressure area
mild	mild
Bergpass	mountain pass
Natur	nature
Norden	north
Ozean	ocean
Hochebene	plateau
Luftdruck	pressure
Regen	rain
Regenbogen	rainbow
Felsen	rock
Sand	sand
Meer	sea
Ufer	shoreEdge of a river or lake
Himmel	sky
Süden	south
Quelle	spring
Sturm	storm
Sonne	sun
sich bewölken	to cloud over
Welle	waveRising and falling movement of the water surface
Wetter	weather
Westen	west
Wind	wind
Wäldchen	wood

Level 2: medium 36 words

German	English
Lawine	avalanche
Barometer	barometer
Canyon	canyon
Höhle	cave
Wolke	cloud
Zyklon	cyclone
Dürre	drought
Düne	dune
Ausbruch	eruption
Überschwemmung	flood
Nebel	fog
eisig	freezing
Frost	frost
Windstoß	gust
Hagel	hail
Hitzewelle	heatwave
Berghang	hillside
Hurrikan	hurricane
Dschungel	jungle
Blitz	lightning
Blitzschlag	lightning strike
Wiese	meadow
Dunst	mist
Klamm	ravine
Meerenge	strait
Bach	stream
Gewitter	thunderstorm
Gezeiten	tide
wehen	to blow
aufklaren	to brighten up
sich abkühlen	to cool down
schmelzen	to melt
regnen	to rain
sich erwärmen	to warm up
Tornado	tornado
Tropenklima	tropical climate

Level 3: hard 25 words

German	English
Hochdruckgebiet	anticyclone
Trockenklima	arid climate
bewölkt	cloudy
Krater	crater
Mündungstrichter	estuary
Reif	frost coating
Lichtung	glade
Packeis	ice floe
Eisberg	iceberg
Lagune	lagoon
Nordlicht	northern lights
Halbinsel	peninsula
regnerisch	rainy
Riff	reef
Böschung	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
Schneewehe	snowdrift
Schneeflocke	snowflake
Steppe	steppe
Regenguss	sudden shower
Aufheiterung	sunny spell
Moor	swamp
hageln	to hail
schneien	to snowVerb, the falling of flakes
ultraviolett	ultraviolet
windig	windy

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 German words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 38 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this German vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.