There’s something enchanting about the melody of the rain. I gathered some of the best rainy day quotes to capture the essence of these special moments.

Author’s Favorites: 10 Best Rainy Day Quotes

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

2. “Brighter days are yet to come, keep on working, hoping and expecting. Dark clouds never stay long after they’ve poured down the rain.” ― Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

3. “When it rains, the streets start to get deserted! And the rain has a special sympathy for those who wander in the street despite the rain!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

4. “Rain always seems to me like a thousand little kisses from Heaven.” ― Elke Heinrich

5. “Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.” — Bob Marley

6. “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

7. “Life is all about dancing in the rain and creating your own rainbow.” — Theras Primus

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

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

10. ”Only a select few are able to see the true beauty that lies behind what just might seem like a rainy day or a grey sky.” — Jessica M. Laar

Rainy Day Inspirational Quotes

1. ”Give thanks for the rain in your life which waters the flowers of your soul.” — Jonathan Lockwood Huie

2. “A rainy day is like a lovely gift — you can sleep late and not feel guilty.” — Elizabeth Jane Howard

3. “We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” — Kenji Miyazawa

4. “This is what rainy days are good for. They make everything clean again.” — Marc Cherry

5. ”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

6. “Life isn’t how you survive the thunderstorm, but how you dance in the rain.” — Adam Young

7. “I have always considered the rain to be healing — a blanket — the comfort of a friend.” — Douglas Coupland

8. “Enjoy the darkness, gloom, wetness on a rainy day because somehow soon the sun will come out! While watching a movie, don’t close your eyes in some sections, watch the whole movie, live the whole life!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

9. ”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

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

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

12. “Weather is a great metaphor for life. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad, and there’s nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella or choose to dance in the rain.” — Terri Guillemets

13. “I didn’t invent the rainy day. I just own the best umbrella.” ― Jimmy Fallon

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

15. “A rainy day can actually be a very important day. And a small hope isn’t really small if it makes a lost hope less sad.” ― Rachel Simon

16. “It is the dawn of a new day, and it is raining cats and dogs. Like a child, dance in the rain, and forget your sorrows.” ― Michael Bassey Johnson

17. “Yes, rain makes everyone wet and if your reaction to getting wet is happiness then you are definitely not ‘everyone’!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

18. “All morning it has been raining. In the language of the garden, this is happiness.” ― Mary Oliver

19. “My dear friend, you know, there are not ten different ways or a hundred ways to love the rain, there is only one way: When it rains, be with it, without an umbrella!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

20. “Some of the most beautiful moments can never be effaced by the frost or rain or the waves of time, for they cluster as a solitary rose.” ― Jayita Bhattacharjee

21. “What’s a rainy day without some delicious coffee-flavored loneliness?” ― Sanober Khan

22. “When rain and tears are making a trip together, emotions can be coming under pressure. But the fluid bond between the power of nature and the frailty of the soul may also smash the weight of the burden and create a liberating mental flow opening new insights. (“Rainman”)” ― Erik Pevernagie

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

24. “I always feel sorry for people who think more about a rainy day ahead than sunshine today.” — Rae Foley

25. “If your love for rain exists even when you are completely wet in a cold weather, then your love for rain is real!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

26. “Rain drops on window glass is a sort of love bite, is it not?” ― Jasleen Kaur Gumber

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

28. “Snow rains on your body; the sun rains on your body, the wind rains on your body, but the rain rains on your soul!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

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

30. “Inspiration seeks to emerge through me like the colors of a spectrum. Rainbows represent hope and come after rain, which is a source of life” ― Leo Lourdes

See also: 140 Perfect Rainbow Captions To Share Joy & Inspiration

Wise Quotes About Rainy Day

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

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

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

4. ”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

5. ”On a sunny clear day, you can improve your body; on a rainy foggy day, you can improve your mind!” — Mehmet Murat ildan

6. ”The sun after the rain is much beautiful than the sun before the rain.” — Mehmet Murat Ildan

7. ”I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.” — Maya Angelou

8. “On being asked what condition of man he considered the most pitiable: A lonesome man on a rainy day who does not know how to read.” ― Benjamin Franklin

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

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

11. “A rainy day ceases to have meaning for a person who has lived in the open under a monsoon cloud most of his life.” ― Vikas Swarup

12. “Rain didn’t make things messy. People did that all on their own.” — Barbara Delinsky

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

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

15. “You have to accept the storms and the rainy days and the things in life that you sometimes don’t want to face.” ― Bai Ling

16. “The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling.” — Lucretius

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

18. “Savings is an important tool because it can help the poor deal with the ups and downs of irregular earnings, and help them build reserves for a rainy day.” ― Sylvia Mathews Burwell

19. “Rainy day savings are incredibly important, because from time to time, bad things happen. And if you’re not prepared for that, it’s going to be really terrible.” ― Dan Ariely

20. “People, who live below their means, save for a rainy day — the price is a cheap life.” ― Robert Kiyosaki

21. “Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain.” — Edmund Waller

22. “Save a boyfriend for a rainy day — and another, in case it doesn’t rain.” — Mae West

23. “I think rain is as necessary to the mind as to vegetation. My very thoughts become thirsty, and crave the moisture.” — John Burroughs

24. “A man has to work so hard so that something of his personality stays alive. A tomcat has it so easy, he has only to spray and his presence is there for years on rainy days.” ― Albert Einstein

25. “Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.” — Saint Basil

26. “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

27. “If you want to see a rainbow you have to learn to see the rain.” — Paulo Coelho

28. “Listing your personal milestones is like storing a pocketful of sunshine for a rainy day. Sometimes our best is simply not enough…. We have to do what is required.” ― Winston Churchill

29. “Rain, rain, rain. Like a benediction from some vast inscrutable hand, long withheld, finally given. The blessed, wonderful rain. For rain meant grass, and grass was life.” ― Colleen McCullough

30. “Success is like an umbrella. It has wires of faith holding it together. It has no meaning if there is no rain.” ― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma

See also: 220 Best Proverbs About Success To Give You Inspiration

Deep Beautiful Rain Quotes

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

2. ”Colours 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

3. “Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one’s voice.” — Joseph B. Wirthlin

4. “If you want to get lost without getting lost, a rainy day is exactly the day you are looking for! Everyone you see here and there is immersed in their own world under their umbrella, almost teleported to another place, lost in an abstract world!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

5. “…I don’t just wish you rain, Beloved – I wish you the beauty of storms…” ― John Geddes

6. ”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

7. ”There is freedom waiting for you, on the breezes of the sky. And you ask ‘What if I fall?’ Oh but my darling, what if you fly?” — Erin Hanson

8. The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk. The rain makes running pools in the gutter. The rain plays a little sleep-song on our roof at night — And I love the rain.” ― Langston Hughes

9. “Rain, aren’t you my soul’s joyful tears only longing for the sky to be happy?” ― Munia Khan

10. ”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

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

12. “In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.” — Lee Iacocca

13. “I need to be in the rain, where I can feel my body again. I need to be in the rain, where I can taste and smell and touch.” — Haruki Murakami

14. “Rain slips through your fingers as easily as words blow away in the wind and yet it has the power to destroy your whole world.” — Karen Maitland

15. “I am sure it is always a great mistake 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

16. “In time of silver rain the butterflies lift silken wings to catch a rainbow cry.” — Langston Hughes

17. “She was my rain. She was my unpredictable element. She was my fear. But racers should not be afraid of rain, a racer should embrace the rain.” — Garth Stein

18.  “I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty.” — Mark Haddon

See also: 150 Silence Quotes When Silence Speaks Louder Than Words

19. “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

20. “A warm, rainy day — this is how it feels when friends get together. Friend refreshes friend then, as flowers do each other, in a spring rain.” ― Rumi

21. “There are some days where the mysterious art screams spectacularly, for instance on a rainy day under the city lights at night!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

22. “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

23. “Everybody gets sad, even dads that have people to care for, and therefore, you don’t have to hide your pain. Life without rainy days is incomplete.” — Thomas Sanders

24. “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

25. “With new hope. We build new lives. Why complain when it rains? This is what it means to be free.” — Lawson Fusao Inada

26. “Valentine’s Weather Kiss me with rain on your eyelashes come on let us sway together under the trees and to hell with thunder.” — Edwin Morgan

27. “If I were rain, that joins sky and earth that otherwise never touch, could I join two hearts as well?” ― Tite Kubo

28. “The rain falls gently down and slowly fills my cup. This never would have happened, if raindrops all fell up.” — Tom Batiuk

29. “I’ll never let you see, the way my broken heart is hurting me, I’ve got my pride and know how to hide all my sorrow and pain, I’ll do my crying in the rain.” ― Howard Greenfield

30. “I feel most at peace when it is raining for it reminds me that the sky is alive.” — Taylor Ashley

See also: 270 Absolutely Beautiful Sky Captions For Instagram

Uplifting Rainy Days Quotes

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

2. ”Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” — Victor Hugo

3. “A cloudy morning does not signify that the entire day is gonna be rainy! What’s pressing you down today has nothing to change about your great future! Let patience be your inspiration.” ― Israelmore Ayivor

4. ”The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually.” — Eeyore

5. “Rain clouds come floating in, not to muddy my days ahead, but to make me calm, happy, and hopeful.” — Rajuda

6. “Brushing the clouds away from my eyes, I see clarity in the raindrop and beauty in the first ray of morning sun… Life is strange and wondrous…” ― Virginia Alison

7. “Things turn out the best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” — John Wooden

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

9. “When life throws you a rainy day, play in the puddles.” — Pooh Bear

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

11. “You always make the same mistake! You miss the sun on a rainy day! Of course, the sun will come into your life after a while, don’t think about it, you live the rain now, live the gloom, and let the rain teach you something!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

12. “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

13. “Whenever it’s a rainy day, I pack my troubles up in my room, I chase all the clouds away.” — America

14. “It’s always a nice day above the clouds” ― James Stoddah

15. “Rainy day people all know there’s no sorrow they can’t rise above.” — Gordon Lightfoot

16. “Rain makes me feel less alone. 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 . It makes me feel better to know other things in nature can shatter.” ― Lone Alaskan Gypsy

17. “You can dance in the storm. Don’t wait for the rain to be over before because it might take too long. You can can do it now. Wherever you are, right now, you can start, right now; this very moment.” ― Israelmore Ayivor

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

19. “What an ambiance, and such a pity I’m alone: Candles giving off their glow, gusts of wind and the light tapping of rain on the windowpane – a massage for the mind. And a comforting one, too.” ― Donna Lynn Hope

20. “Always be positive, enjoy the music of rain on a rainy day.” — Debasish Mridha

21. “It rains on my numb heart, to make me realize that it does still feel something!” ― Somya Kedia

22. “If it rains during sunshine, don’t worry; you’ll see your rainbow.” ― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma

23. “Let a smile be your umbrella on a rainy day.” — Priya Singh

24. “Rain is filled with sorrows of joy.” ― Anthony T. Hincks

25. “All’s well, what’s a rainy day? Never mind that cloud, behind that cloud you’ll find a golden ray.” — Jonathan Swift

26. “A tree which grows under storm and rain will be stronger.” ― Kamaran Ihsan Salih

27. “Crying in the rain. No one sees your tears and your pain gets washed away.” ― Elizabeth Bourgeret

28. “Some trees have trivial concerns. Some have serious problems while some others got a crisis going on. Thankfully nothing that the wind and some rain can’t resolve.” ― Rajesh`

29. “When the rain stops, water continues to come from the edges of the umbrella, as if the umbrella is trying to stay open for a while, making us forget that the rain has stopped!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

30. “Sometimes rain, sometimes the darkness leads you to light. Both opaque & tender.” ― Sneha Subramanian Kanta

See also: Brilliant List Of 120 Light Quotes To Awaken Your Mind

Short Rain Quotes

1. ”A rainy day is a special gift to readers.” — Amy Miles

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

3. “Build shelter against a rainy day.” ― John Wooden

4. “Don’t like small talk, love rainy days.” ― Melissa Gilbert

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

6. “If you think it’s going to rain, it will.” — Clint Eastwood

7. ”I’ve always found the rain very calming.” — Venus Williams

8. “Without rain, there is no life.” — Jerry Yang

9. “A light rain touches my cheek like an angel’s butterfly kisses.” — Amanda Mosher

10. “When the rain comes expect a blessing to follow!” — Positively Sherry

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

12. “The only thing I shall want for a rainy day will be my umbrella.” ― Agatha Christie

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

14. “The rain is nature’s tears of joy.” ― Michael Bassey Johnson

15. ”Rain showers my spirit and waters my soul.” — Emily Logan Decens

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

17. “I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.” — Charles Chaplin

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

19. “I love the rain. It’s my favorite weather.” — Kristen Wiig

20. “The sound of the rain needs no translation.” — Alan Watts

21. “Rain is nature’s way of washing the world clean.” — William Shakespeare

22. “Rain has always given me an inexplicable joy.” — Nikos Kazantzakis

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

24. “In what language does rain fall over tormented cities?” — Pablo Neruda

25. “Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.” ― Karen Carpenter

See also: 70 Monday Motivation Quotes To Make Your Monday Blues Pink

26. “Rain is the voice of heaven.” — Japanese proverb

27. “The worst thing is a rainy day with no laughs.” ― Jameis Winston

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

29. “I cry in the rain, so nobody will notice my tears.” — Caroline

30. “I never saw a raincloud I didn’t want to dance with.” — Dolly Parton

Motivational Rainy Day Quotes

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

2. “Tape the sound of friends laughing together. Save it for a rainy day.” ― Yoko Ono

3. “Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket / Never let it fade away / Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket / Save it for a rainy day.” ― Perry Como

4. “Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” — Rumi

5. “Appreciate daily suns because rain can reign for months.” ― Goitsemang Mvula

6. “When the going gets tough — the tough get going!” — John Belushi

7. “God pours out his choicest blessings on those who are anxious that nothing shall stick to their hands. Individuals who value the rainy day above the present agony of the world will get no blessing from God.” ― William MacDonald

8. “The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.” — Epictetus

9. ”The purpose of this glorious life is not simply to endure it, but to soar, stumble and flourish as you learn to fall in love with existence. We were born to live dear, not merely exist.” — Becca Lee

10. “Rain or storm change its geography and route when they see you standing ready to face them.” — Sandeep Ravidutt Sharma

11.  “Look at the rain long enough, with no thoughts in your head, and you gradually feel your body falling loose, shaking free of the world of reality. Rain has the power to hypnotize.” ― Haruki Murakami

12. “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” — Robert Schuller

13. “It is only in our darkest hours that we may discover the true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves that can never, ever, be dimmed.” — Doe Zantamata

14. “Keep something for a rainy day.” — Traditional Proverb

15. “Clouds have to block the sun to bring the rain, for the absence of either means the existence of nothing.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough

16. “It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.” — George Eliot

17. “Very gently. Like there are eggshells on your pedals, and you don’t want to break them. That’s how you drive in the rain.” ― Garth Stein

18. “Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

19. “Predicting rain doesn’t count. Building arks does.” — Warren Buffett

20. “Praise God for the plenty of rain he sends to water the crops.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

21. “If I could have it my way with the weather, I’d make it storm tonight. There’s something about violently, growling thunder… and the sound of hard racing rain that settles my spirit. I sleep so well when this happens.” ― Niedria Kenny

22. “He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity.” — William Samuel Johnson

23. “The rain persists, an amniotic fluid, the perfect environment for reading in a room, a womb of one’s own.” ― Lynne Tillman

24. “The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”— Chinese Proverb

25. “Be the rain to someone’s dry land, for your water will be a new source of hope and fruitfulness in their lives” ― Christen Kuikoua

26. “I’m taking pictures in my mind so I can save them for a rainy day.” ― Taylor Swift

27. “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

28. “All days are rainy: Sometimes the sun falls on us; sometimes rain, sometimes dust, sometimes wind! It rains thoughts on our minds, it rains joy on our souls, and it rains gloom as well! We are always under the rain every moment we live!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

29. “Never dance in a puddle when there’s a hole in your shoe (it’s always best to take your shoes off first).” ― John D. Rhodes

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

See also: 90 Sunset Quotes To Appreciate The Beauty Of Nature

Final Thoughts

Rainy days may be nature’s way of watering the world, but they are here to teach us some wisdom too. 

And I hope you’ve found a sprinkle of wisdom and comfort in this collection of rainy day quotes!

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