185 Rain Quotes to Inspire You to Embrace Life’s Challenges

By Sckylar Gibby-Brown

Writer, Entrepreneur and Inspirational quote curator

Updated May 17, 2024

This mesmerizing collection of rain quotes will help you appreciate the storms of life.

Step into a world where raindrops become lyrical messengers, evoking a spectrum of emotions.

From Edgar Allan Poe’s melancholic words to Lang Leav’s soul-stirring verses, each quote unfolds like a poetic downpour, drenching our spirits in a symphony of sentiments.

Picture yourself in the iconic scene of Gene Kelly dancing joyfully in the rain.

With each raindrop that falls, we unravel the lessons of impermanence, renewal, and the beauty of embracing life’s storms.

Join us on this captivating journey, where rain becomes a metaphor for growth, healing, and the gentle reminder that even amidst the darkest clouds, there’s always a silver lining.

Let us know your favorite rain quote in the comment section below.

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Don’t Hate The Rain

Nothing beats a rainy day to wash away any negativity you may be facing in your life.

If those clouds above your head turn gray, don’t wish them away.

Instead, embrace the drizzle that is about to come.

Take some time to step outside and walk in the rain.

Breathe in the chilly, fresh air, and feel your body relax.

Below are some of our favorite rain quotes to lift your spirits. Enjoy!

Optimistic Rain Quotes

1. “The sun after the rain is much more beautiful than the sun before the rain.” – Mehmet Murat Ildan

2. “Nana always said the rain was nature’s way of adding sparkle to the outdoors.” – Mehmet Murat Ildan

3. “Thy fate is the common fate of all; Into each life some rain must fall.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

4. “Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.” – Epicurus

5. “I love rain. It makes me feel like it’s not just me – that other people are feeling it too.” – John Green

6. “Life’s not about waiting for the storm to pass…It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene

7. “You pray for rain, you got to deal with the mud too. That’s a part of it.” – Denzel Washington

8. “Some people walk in the rain; others just get wet.” – Roger Miller

9. “Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life.” – John Updike

10. “Singing in the rain. I’m singing in the rain. And it’s such a glorious feeling.”― David Levithan

Wise Rain Quotes

11. “The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling.” – Lucretiu

12. “Without rain, there is no life.” – Jerry Yang

14. “The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

13. “I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.” – Charlie Chaplin

15. “Give thanks for the rain in your life which waters the flowers of your soul.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie

16. “Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.” – Vladimir Nabokov

17. “A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener.” — Henry David Thoreau

18. “The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually.” – Eeyore

19. “Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.” — Bill Watterson

20. “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain.” – Dolly Parton

Rain Quotes About Happiness

21. “Don’t threaten me with love, baby. Let’s just go walking in the rain.” — Billie Holiday

22. “I need the seasons to live to the rhythm of rain and sun.” – Sophie Marceau

23. “Rain is the language of flowers.” – Emily Dickinson

24. “I’m singing in the rain, just singing in the rain. What a wonderful feeling, I’m happy again.” – Arthur Freed

25. “I’ve always found the rain very calming.” – Venus Williams

26. “If the rain spoils our picnic but saves a farmer’s crop, who are we to say it shouldn’t rain?” — Tom Barrett

27. “A rainy day is a special gift to readers.” – Amy Miles

28. “Rain showers my spirit and waters my soul.” – Emily Logan Decens

29. “Being soaked alone is cold. Being soaked with your best friend is an adventure.” – Emily Wing Smith

30. “Celebrate the rain; it only means that the sun shall shine bigger and brighter than ever.” — Unknown

Inspiring Rain Quotes

31. “Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” — Langston Hughes

32. “On a sunny clear day, you can improve your body; on a rainy fogy day, you can improve your mind!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan

33. “Rain hangs about the place, like a friendly ghost. If it’s not coming down in delicate droplets, then it’s in buckets; and if neither, it tends to lurk suspiciously in the atmosphere.” — Barbara Acton- Bond

34. “Colors shone with exceptional clarity in the rain. The ground was a deep black, the pine branches a brilliant green, the people wrapped in yellow looking like special spirits that were allowed to wander over the earth on rainy mornings only.” – Haruki Murakami

35. “Only a select few can see the true beauty that lies behind what just might seem like a rainy day or a grey sky.” – Jessica M. Laar

36. “Let us keep the dance of rain our fathers kept and tread our dreams beneath the jungle sky.” – Arna Bontemps

37. “In London, the weather would affect me negatively. I react strongly to light. If it is cloudy and raining, there are clouds and rain in my soul.” – Jerzy Kosinski

38. “Like the sky opens after a rainy day we must open to ourselves. Learn to love yourself for who you are and open so the world can see you shine.” – James Poland

39. “Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.” – John Ruskin

Rain Quotes About Life

40. “True, the sun and the wind inspire. But rain has an edge. Who, after all, dreams of dancing in dust? Or kissing in the bright sun?” — Cynthia Barnett

41. “Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” – Rabindranath Tagore

42. “And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton

43. “Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren’t enjoying today’s sunshine.” – William Feather

44. “A rainy day is an equalizer. You don’t know what’s going to happen. You just take what you can get.” – Charlie Harvey

45. “Keep something for a rainy day.” – Traditional Proverb

46. “The rain began again. It fell heavily, easily, with no meaning or intention but the fulfillment of its own nature, which was to fall and fall.” — Helen Garner

47. “God is good for everybody. The sun shines on good people and bad people, and it rains on both, too. God doesn’t choose rain only for bad people.” – Mariano Rivera

48. “Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.” – Ashley Smith

49. “There are many things I do for amusement, but for happiness I like to gather up my memories and go for a walk in the rain.” – Robert Brault

50. “She was passionate about the rain and I was passionate about the way she loved it. It was that way with everything. It is safe to say that if I didn’t have her, there would be no fire in me at all.” – Christopher Poindexter

Rain Quotes That Will Make Your Day

51. “The drop of rain maketh a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling.” — Hugh Latimer

52. “Poetry is just so emo.”” he said. “”Oh, the pain. The pain. It always rains. In my soul.” – John Green

53. “It didn’t rain for you, maybe, but it always rains for me. The sky shatters and rains shards of glass.” – Tablo

54. “Umbrella is comfort, rain is life! You must often leave comfort to touch the life!” – Mehmet Murat ildan

55. “The universe acknowledges the value of your tears; for when it rains, it is shedding its own.” – Matshona Dhliwayo

56. “Let’s just sit quietly and listen to the secrets the rain wants to tell us.” – John Mark Green

57. “There is a way of walking through rain without getting hit by a single drop – you just have to find what it is.” – Stewart Stafford

58. You can’t escape the thoughts on a rainy day: In the spirit of the gloom there is a talisman that keeps people from having fun and invites them to the world of thoughts!” – Mehmet Murat ildan

59. “We have one thing in common with umbrellas: We both exist because the rain exists!” – Mehmet Murat ildan

60. “The scent of first rain; it always reminded me of that feverish first love.” – Priya Prithviraj

61. “And in this moment, like a swift intake of breath, the rain came.” – Truman Capote

62. “Rain is grace; rain is the sky condescending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life.” – John Updike

63. “Rain is good for vegetables, and for the animals who eat those vegetables, and for the animals who eat those animals.” –Samuel Johnson

64. “The rain is famous for falling on the just and unjust alike, but if I had the management of such affairs I would rain softly and sweetly on the just, but if I caught a sample of the unjust out doors I would drown him.” – Mark Twain

65. “A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing.” – Liberian Proverb

More Rain Quotes And Sayings

66. “For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

67. “There is nothing quite like the smell of rain on a grass field after a sunny spell.” – Fuad Alakbarov

68. “The storm starts, when the drops start dropping. When the drops stop dropping then the storm starts stopping.” – Dr. Seuss

69. “You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That’s a part of it.” – Denzel Washington

70. “As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgments but rain your kindness equally on all.” – Buddha

71. “God is in the rain.” – Alan Moore

72. “Millions long for immortality who don’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.” – Susan Ertz

73. “One can find so many pains when the rain is falling.” – John Steinbeck

74. “Everything is more beautiful in the rain. Don’t ask me why. But it’s like this whole other realm of opportunity.” – Penelope Douglas

75. “Through all the rain and the pain, you gotta keep your sense of humor.” – Tupac Shakur

Other Rain Quotes

76. “Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.” – Hosea Ballou

77. “Into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and dreary.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

78. “August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.” – Sylvia Plath

79. “If it’s raining you can’t fix the roof, if it’s not raining it doesn’t need to be fixed.” – Jim Rohn

80. “I love the smell of rain, and I love the sound of the ocean waves.” – Amy Purdy

81. “A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods.” – Rachel Carson

82. “Stew’s so comforting on a rainy day.” – Dodie Smith

83. “The rain is falling all around, it falls on fields and trees. It rains on the umbrellas here, and on the ships at sea.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

84. “Nature looks more beautiful in the rain” – Melissa Harrison

85. “Do not fear the rain is only here to help you grow.” – Jennae Cecelia

Thought-Provoking Rain Quotes

85. “Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man’s growth without destroying his roots.” – Frank A. Clark

86. “There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or you can lose, or it can rain.” – Casey Stengel

87. “Tears fall in my heart like the rain on the town.” – Paul Verlaine

88. “Most of my memories are the sound of rain on caravan roofs.” – Kelly Macdonald

89. “Don’t predict the condition of the entire day by the state of the morning. You don’t judge a book by its cover. A cloudy morning is no guarantee for a rainy day!” – Israelmore Ayivor

90. “The rain will stop, the night will end, the hurt will fade. Hope is never so lost that it can’t be found.” – Ernest Hemingway

91. “Never duck responsibility, its like running from the rain only to fall into the river.” – Farrah Gray

92. “I am suddenly left alone again on the sunny path, with a memory of the rain.” – Azar Nafisi

93. “The sound of the rain needs no translation.” – Alan Watts

94. “And I don’t know why but with you I’d dance in a storm in my best dress, fearless.” – Taylor Swift

Rain Quotes That Will Make You Want To Cozy Up

94. “I’m leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it’s not raining.” – Groucho Marx

95. “My favourite day is like when it’s raining, and I can just lie on the couch.” – Lloyd Blankfein

96. “Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain.” – Unknown

97. “Invariably our best nights were those when it rained.” – Henry David Thoreau

98. “Some people feel the rain — others just get wet.” – Roger Miller

99. “I am sure it is a great mistake always to know enough to go in when it rains. One may keep snug and dry by such knowledge, but one misses a world of loveliness.” – Adeline Knapp

100. “The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night And I love the rain.” – Langston Hughes

101. “Innocent droplets of rain make almost all events quite natural.” – Visar Zhiti

102. “All was silent as before — All silent save the dripping rain.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

103. “Kiss me with rain on your eyelashes, come on, let us sway together, under the trees, and to hell with thunder.” – Edwin Morgan

104. “The richness of the rain made me feel safe and protected; I have always considered the rain to be healing—a blanket—the comfort of a friend.” – Douglas Couplan

105. “The best kind of rain, of course, is a cozy rain. This is the kind the anonymous medieval poet makes me remember, the rain that falls on a day when you’d just as soon stay in bed a little longer, write letters or read a good book by the fire, take early tea with hot scones and jam and look out the streaked window with complacency.” – Susan Allen Toth

Rain Quotes To Make You Feel Better

106. “Come rain or shine, I walk short distances rather than taking my car.” — Sophie Ellis Bextor

107. “As the rain soaks into the ground, so pray the Lord to let his gospel soak into your soul.” — Charles Spurgeon

108. “The sun will shine again. No matter… how painful and hard the rain may beat down on me.” — Natsuki Takaya

109. “Gazing at the rain, I consider what it means to belong, to become part of something. To have someone cry for me.” — Haruki Murakami

110. “It is best to read the weather forecast before praying for rain.” — Mark Twain

111. “After a day of rain the sun came out suddenly at five o’clock and threw a golden bar into the deep Victorian gloom of the front parlour.” — Ellen Glasgow

112. “No individual rain drop ever considers itself responsible for the flood.” — John Ruskin

113. “I hear the first drops. Like the tapping of a stranger at the door of a dream, the rain changes everything.” — Karen Hesse

114. “I believe in running through the rain and crashing into the person you love and having your lips bleed on each other.” — Billy Bob Thornton

115. “Strong winds do not last all morning, hard rains do not last all day.” — Laozi

Rain Quotes To Cheer You Up

116. “It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.” ― Dave Barry

117. “From where we stand the rain seems random. If we could stand somewhere else, we would see the order in it.” ― Tony Hillerman

118. “They call this war a cloud over the land. But they made the weather and then they stand in the rain and say ‘Shit, it’s raining!” ― Charles Frazier

119. “Solitude is the soil in which genius is planted, creativity grows, and legends bloom; faith in oneself is the rain that cultivates a hero to endure the storm, and bare the genesis of a new world, a new forest.” ― Mike Norton

120. “All rain is, is a cloud- falling apart, and pouring its shattered pieces down on top of you. It makes me feel good to know I’m not the only thing that falls apart” ― Lone Alaskan

121. “The rain cools the air, calms the soul and replenishes life.” – Mike Dolan

122. “Rain makes me happy. It is clean and comforting. It represents new beginnings and freedom.” ― Scarlett Jensen

123. “But tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun.” – The Beatles

124. “It’s better to go out and dance in the rain than to stay inside under a leaky roof.” – Vance L. Wisen

125. “Fog is rain that whispers.” – Olivia Dresher

Beautiful Rain Quotes For When It’s Pouring

126. “I love the sound of rain pouring down.” — Thelma Louise Landrum

127. “I love rain and I love to walk in the rain.” — Klaudia Zec Djuranic

128. “Remember the rain that made your corn grow!” — Phalafala Aphane

129. “Rain is soothing…nutritious… and absolutely essential to my being.” — William R. Bailey

130. “I can bear pretty much any other weather but I find rain relentless.” — Yvonne Cullen

131. “I like to use the sound of rain as a prayer, the sound a bridge between my body and nature.” — Janell Moon

132. “Crying is as natural as rain. Rain is weather that many people don’t like because they prefer the sunshine. But rain is a beautiful part of weather.” — David J. French

133. “I used to love the sound of rain hitting the back wall of the house as I drifted off to sleep. I was always fond of oceans, fountains, and waterfalls.” — Joyce Hoffman

134. “Remember, to make rainbows you need sun and rain.” — Catherine Pulsifer

135. “The rain begins with a single drop.” — Manal al-Sharif

Beautiful Rain Quotes To Enjoy the Weather

136. “Even rain and wind and stormy clouds bring joy, just as knowing animals and flowers and where they live.” ― Sigurd F. Olson

137. “I never played inside as a kid – even in the rain I’d go out.” ― Anthony Doerr

138. “She’ll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain.” ― Ricky Martin

139. “It didn’t rain today, so I didn’t have to work. Why don’t you have to sit around and wait until it rains?” ― Linda Fiorentino

140. “The rain is sharp today, as you shock me sane.” ― Tori Amos

141. “I’m never gonna stop the rain by complaining, because I’m free, nothing’s worrying me.” ― B. J. Thomas

142. Who needs the sun, when the rain is so full of life?” ― Madonna Ciccone

143. If only the weather would improve, there’d be hope of some work, but every day brings rain.” ― Claude Monet

144. “The advantage of the rain is that, if you have a quick bike, there’s no advantage.” ― Barry Sheene

145. “It’s great that it’s raining. But people should not assume that a little bit of rain is going to solve our problem.” ― Peter Gleick

Rain Quotes To Enliven Your Spirit

146. “After the rain, the sun will reappear. There is life. After the pain, the joy will still be here.” — Walt Disney

147. “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” — Dolly Parton

148. “Everybody wants happiness, and nobody wants pain, but you can’t have a rainbow without a little rain.” — Zion Lee

149. “Those who hate rain hate life.” ― Dejan Stojanovic

150. “Nothing reminds us of an awakening more than rain.” ― Dejan Stojanovic

151. “After the rain cometh the fair weather.” — Aesop

152. “Rain refreshes anything with a magical touch, but if someone is afraid while waiting it to stop, he gets wet soon by touching the rain.” ― Srinivas Mishra

153. “Let your pain teach you,how to dance in the rain.” ― Thandazo Perfect Khumalo

154. “When the rain comes expect a blessing to follow!” ― Positively Sherry

155. “The philosophy of the rain is very simple: No obstacle is obstacle when you are strongly determined!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

Rain Quotes Describing Its Importance

156. “The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain.” ― Benjamin Alire Sáenz

157. “If eyes are windows to the soul, then tears are heavens rain.” ― Anthony Liccione

158. “Silence gradually spread its great, fragile butterfly wings across the ward. The sun had disappeared, replaced by grey and rain. This particular month of July was reading the script for March.” ― Martin Page

159. “Rain makes the night — and us — smaller, softer, more forthright.” ― Rob Kalin

160. “Stars are only the rain of the Absolute.” ― Dejan Stojanovic

161. “Back then, Billy imagined that drops of rain were unanswered prayers falling back to earth.” ― Jim Carroll

162. “Once the rain starts falling it’s hard to tell it to stop…” ― Samantha Young

163. “…with you, I find peace from pain – You are gentle and healing like the landscape—like rain…” ― John Geddes

164. “…I prefer rain -sometimes I feel sunlight will turn me to stone – perhaps I’m a Troll…” ― John Geddes

165. “The fig tree had dropped its fruit all over the ground. Ripe figs lay in the dust, exploded, bloody, as if the sky had rained organs.” ― Rupert Thomson

Rain Quotes About The Beauty It Comes With

166. “The sound of thunder, the smell of rain. The earth giving birth to another season. Nature’s labor pains…beautiful.” ― Carol Morgan

167. “As ofttimes as it rains on my little spot of earth, you’d think I’d grow accustomed to the gloom.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich

168. “Every time it rains, the soil counts every drop to know exactly how many times to thank to God!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

169. “…I looked in the window, wanting to stay – it rained, yet I remained…because you were so lovely…” ― John Geddes

170. “I had gotten so used to the taste of rain that I forgot what the sun tasted like. Bittersweet.” ― Ana Patrick

171. “He then departed, to make himself still more interesting, in the midst of an heavy rain.” ― Jane Austen

172. “Never question the clouds, they’re only bringing the life-giving rain.” ― Amber Schamel

173. “And sometimes you realize the value of the rain by knowing how unreliable and vanishing the rainbow is.” ― Nur Bedeir

174. “We hovered above the moment like two rain clouds.” ― Tiffanie DeBartolo

175. “I like the rain; it brings your fragrance everywhere and the nature smells your aroma.” ― M.F. Moonzajer

Rain Quotes For Instagram

176. “I am like the rain: I go where I’m needed.” ― Alejandro Jodorowsky

177. “Potential is like a summer crop. If it don’t rain, it don’t grow.” ― Charles Oakley

178. “Here comes the rain again. Falling on my head like a memory.” ― The Eurythmics, Here Comes the Rain Again

179. “Rain harvesting should be made mandatory and should be made more systematic to ensure that every drop of rain is preserved.” ― M. S. Swaminathan

180. “I love the rain. It’s my favorite weather.” ― Kristen Wiig

181. “It’s the rain that fills the rivers, not the dew.” ― Sri Lankan Proverb

182. “No person has the right to rain on your dreams.” ― Marian Wright Edelman

183. “A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning.” ― James Dickey

184. “Soul mate and rain are perfect combination.” ― Amrapali Gupta

185. “Enjoy the darkness, gloom, wetness on a rainy day because somehow soon the sun will come out!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan