Weather Coloring Pages

From bright sun to booming thunder, our free weather coloring pages cover every kind of sky. Color puffy clouds, a rainbow over wet rooftops, kids splashing in puddles, a windy day with flying hats and a thermometer to mark the temperature. Teachers use them for weather units and daily charts, and parents reach for them on exactly the kind of rainy day they show.

Weather designs you can print

  • Sunny: a big sun with rays and a thermometer to fill in
  • Cloudy: puffy cumulus, flat gray layers and wispy high clouds to compare
  • Rainy day: umbrellas, boots, puddles and drops running down a window
  • Stormy: dark clouds, lightning bolts and a house with its lights on
  • Rainbows: full arcs with seven bands to color in order
  • Windy: kites, bending trees and a weather vane
  • Foggy: a lighthouse fading into mist
  • Weather tools: a water cycle diagram and a weekly weather chart

Simple weather facts

Rain is part of the water cycle. The sun warms water in oceans, lakes and puddles, and it rises into the air as invisible vapor. High up, the vapor cools into tiny droplets that form clouds. When the droplets join and get heavy, they fall as rain, or as snow if the air is cold enough. A rainbow appears when sunlight shines through raindrops, which bend the light and split it into red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Lightning is a giant electric spark, and thunder is the sound of air heated by it. You see the flash first because light travels faster than sound.

Using weather coloring pages

  • Daily weather chart: color a small sun, cloud, rain or snow symbol each morning and count them at the end of the month.
  • Cloud spotting: color the three cloud types, then go outside and see which one matches the sky.
  • Rainbow order: use the first letters of the colors to remember the bands from the outside in, starting with red.
  • Rainy day box: keep a folder of pages, a clipboard and markers ready for wet afternoons and indoor recess.
  • Dress for it: after coloring a page, ask what you'd wear in that weather, from sun hat to rain boots.

Frequently asked questions

Are these weather coloring pages free?

Yes. Every weather coloring page here is free to print and download for personal and classroom use.

What are the colors of the rainbow in order?

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Red is on the outside of the arc and violet is on the inside.

Do you have rainy day coloring pages for when we're stuck indoors?

Yes. There are puddle jumpers, ducks in the rain, a cat watching drops on the window and a city street full of umbrellas. Print several at once so the supply lasts the afternoon.

Is there a weather coloring worksheet for a science unit?

Yes. The water cycle, cloud types and weekly weather chart pages are laid out as simple worksheets with labels to read or fill in.