How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Spanish 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 Spanish 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.

Spanish vocabulary: weather and nature

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

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

Level 1: easy 39 words

Spanish	English
altitud	altitude
playa	beach
brisa	breeze
costa	coast
fresco	cool
grado	degree
este	east
campo	field
bosque	forest
desfiladero	gorge
golfo	gulfLarge inlet of the coast where the sea reaches inland
colina	hill
lago	lake
paisaje	landscape
borrasca	low pressure area
suave	mild
puerto de montaña	mountain pass
naturaleza	nature
norte	north
océano	ocean
meseta	plateau
presión	pressure
lluvia	rain
arcoíris	rainbow
roca	rock
arena	sand
mar	sea
ribera	shoreEdge of a river or lake
cielo	sky
sur	south
manantial	spring
temporal	storm
sol	sun
nublarse	to cloud over
ola	waveRising and falling movement of the water surface
tiempo	weather
oeste	west
viento	wind
arboleda	wood

Level 2: medium 36 words

Spanish	English
avalancha	avalanche
barómetro	barometer
cañón	canyon
cueva	cave
nube	cloud
ciclón	cyclone
sequía	drought
duna	dune
erupción	eruption
inundación	flood
niebla	fog
gélido	freezing
helada	frost
ráfaga	gust
granizo	hail
ola de calor	heatwave
ladera	hillside
huracán	hurricane
jungla	jungle
relámpago	lightning
rayo	lightning strike
pradera	meadow
bruma	mist
barranco	ravine
estrecho	strait
arroyo	stream
tormenta	thunderstorm
marea	tide
soplar	to blow
despejarse	to brighten up
refrescar	to cool down
derretirse	to melt
llover	to rain
calentarse	to warm up
tornado	tornado
clima tropical	tropical climate

Level 3: hard 25 words

Spanish	English
anticiclón	anticyclone
clima árido	arid climate
nublado	cloudy
cráter	crater
estuario	estuary
escarcha	frost coating
claro	glade
banco de hielo	ice floe
iceberg	iceberg
laguna	lagoon
aurora boreal	northern lights
península	peninsula
lluvioso	rainy
arrecife	reef
orilla	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
ventisquero	snowdrift
copo	snowflake
estepa	steppe
chubasco	sudden shower
escampada	sunny spell
ciénaga	swamp
granizar	to hail
nevar	to snowVerb, the falling of flakes
ultravioleta	ultraviolet
ventoso	windy

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Spanish 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 Spanish 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.