And what you want is a word of encouragement that takes your rainy day and turns it into exactly what you need.  That’s why we collected this list of quotes about raining days. Let each one remind you you’re not alone in your conflicted thoughts about rain.  We bet you’ll find a rainy day quote that both honors your mood and leads it in a better direction.

71 Beautiful Rainy Day Quotes

  1. “A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods.” — Rachel Carson
  2. “I always feel sorry for people who think more about a rainy day ahead than sunshine today.”     – Rae Foley 
  3. “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
  4. “Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won’t feel like watching.” – Fran Lebowitz
  5. “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
  6. “I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.” – Charlie Chaplin
  7. “All was silent as before, all silent save the dripping rain.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  8. “It is one of the secrets of Nature in its mood of mockery that fine weather lays heavier weight on the mind and hearts of the depressed and the inwardly tormented than does a really bad day with dark rain sniveling continuously and sympathetically from a dirty sky.” – Muriel Spark
  9. “What’s a rainy day without some delicious coffee-flavoured loneliness?” ― Sanober Khan
  10. “Live in moments that consume your heart and mind, but be distracted by the music from the leaves, birds, wind, rain, sun and people.” ― Val Uchendu
  11. “It’s always a nice day above the clouds.” ― James Stoddah
  12. “Umbrella is comfort, rain is life! You must often leave comfort to touch the life!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan
  13. “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
  14. “The only thing I shall want for a rainy day will be my umbrella.” ― Agatha Christie
  15. “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
  16. “I don’t consider myself a pessimist. I think of a pessimist as someone who is waiting for it to rain. And I feel soaked to the skin.” — Leonard Cohen
  17. “It’s a relief to hear the rain. It’s the sound of billions of drops, all equal, all equally committed to falling, like a sudden outbreak of democracy. Water, when it hits the ground, instantly becomes a puddle or rivulet or flood.” — Alice Oswald
  18. “There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or you can lose, or it can rain.”– Casey Stengel
  19. “Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man’s growth without destroying his roots.” — Frank A. Clark
  20. 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
  21. “Predicting rain doesn’t count. Building arks does.”– Warren Buffett
  22. “I like to walk in the rain because it makes me laugh when I walk under it. And not many things in this life can make you laugh just to be touched by it.” – C. JoyBell C
  23. “Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book” – Bill Watterson
  24. “A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener” – Henry David Thoreau
  25. “Rain is grace; rain is the sky condescending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life”  – John Updike
  26. “The sound of the rain needs no translation” – Alan Watts
  27. “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. The rain has the power to hypnotize.” – Haruki Murakami
  28. “Eyes so young, so full of pain … Two lonely drops of winter rain … And no tear could these eyes sustain … For too much had they seen.” – Shaun Hick
  29. “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 147 Badass Quotes For Your Inner Rebel 100 Of The Best Inspirational Quotes And Sayings Of All Time 50 Of The Best Growth Mindset Quotes For Kids And Teachers
  30. “Rain knows the earth and loves it well, for rain is the passion of the earth.” – Estela Portillo Trambley
  31. “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
  32. “The rain always makes me wonder. What is it that the clouds ponder? Will I write something tonight? But I don’t want to miss the thunder!” – Avijeet Das
  33. “After the rain, the sun will reappear. There is life. After the pain, the joy will still be here” – Walt Disney 
  34. “It didn’t rain for you, maybe, but it always rains for me. The sky shatters and rains shards of glass.” – Tablo
  35. “The rain fluctuates between drizzle and torrential. It messes with your mind. It makes you think things will always be like this, never getting better, always letting you down right when you thought the worst was over.” – Susane Colasanti
  36. “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
  37. “If I were rain, That joins sky and earth that otherwise never touch, Could I join two hearts as well?” – Tite Kubo
  38. “Kiss me with rain on your eyelashes, come on, let us sway together, under the trees, and to hell with thunder.” -Edwin Morgan
  39. “I just love watching the rain falling off to the ground, pouring from the roof, kissing all the leafs and seems like the wind entice me to get wet.” –Jhona Beybeh
  40. “What a cold and rainy day. Where on earth is the sun hid away?” –Natalie Merchant
  41. “One can find so many pains when the rain is falling.” –John Steinbeck
  42. I wonder what ants do on rainy days.”  Haruki Murakami
  43. “Don’t threaten me with love, baby. Let’s just go walking in the rain.” — Billie Holiday
  44. “Potential is like a summer crop. If it don’t rain, it don’t grow.”– Charles Oakley
  45. “Music and a nip of liquor, that’s what a rainy day is for, says I.” –John Colton
  46. “Life is lemonade, and sometimes you just gotta count your chickens for a rainy day.”–Naomi L. Selfman
  47. “There’s only two things to do on rainy days, and I don’t like to play cards.” –Polly Platt
  48. “All’s well, what’s a rainy day? Never mind that cloud, behind that cloud you’ll find a golden ray.” –Jonathan Swift
  49. “Rain or Storm change its geography and route when they see you standing ready to face them.” –Sandeep Ravidutt Sharma
  50. “It might be raining today but the sun will shine tomorrow.” –Jeremy Parker
  51. “Rainy days come to those who save up for them.” –Evan Esar
  52. “Rain is good for vegetables, and for the animals who eat those vegetables, and for the animals who eat those animals.” –Samuel Johnson
  53. “It rained so hard that all the pigs got clean, and all the people dirty.” –G.C. Lichtenberg
  54. “Healing rain is a real touch from God. It could be physical healing or emotional or whatever.” — Michael W. Smith
  55. “Spring is the season of drips, drops, and sun. Don’t wait for clear skies — rain can be fun!” –Rebecca Fjelland Davis
  56. “Being soaked alone is cold. Being soaked with your best friend is an adventure.”– Emily Wing Smith
  57. “Life’s not about waiting for the storm to pass…It’s about Learning To Dance In The Rain.” – Vivian Greene
  58. “It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.” — Dave Barry
  59. “I’m singing in the rain, just singing in the rain; What a wonderful feeling, I’m happy again.”– Arthur Freed
  60. “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
  61. “There’s something about two people coming together in the rain that is the ultimate expression of love in the minds of most audiences, I guess.”– Julie Plec  71. “Let a smile be your umbrella on a rainy day.” – Priya Singh

Which rainy day quotes were your favorites?

Now that you’ve looked through these quotations about a rainy day, which ones stood out for you and brightened your mood (at least by a few degrees)? Save your favorites and write at least one of them down where you’ll see it today. Remind yourself of what you love about rainy days — and what you love about your life.  Rain is cleansing. So, find a way to cleanse yourself of past attachments that aren’t serving you. And reach for something refreshing. 

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