How to say “partly cloudy” in French
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
Nuages et soleil.
🔊 Nwahzh ay so-LAY
Literally: “Clouds and sun.”
💡 Simple noun pair
Il y a des nuages mais aussi du soleil aujourd'hui.
🔊 Eel ee ah day nwahzh meh oh-SEE doo so-LAY oh-zhoor-DWEE
Literally: “There are clouds but also some sunshine today.”
💡 Natural sentence
Il y a des éclaircies entre les nuages, un temps variable typique.
🔊 Eel ee ah day zay-klair-SEE ahn-truh lay nwahzh, uhn tahn vah-ree-AH-bluh tee-PEEK
Literally: “There are sunny spells between the clouds, typical changeable weather.”
💡 éclaircies = sunny breaks; temps variable = changeable weather, standard French meteorological term
About these French phrases
These French weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing partly cloudy conditions. The Tourist phrase is what any beginner can use immediately. The Learner phrase sounds natural in everyday conversation. The Local phrase uses authentic idioms and expressions that native speakers actually use — the kind of phrase that makes locals smile when they hear a foreigner use it.
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