sun shower

noun

A rain shower which occurs while the sun is shining.

Meanings

nounsun shower (plural sun showers)

plural sun showers · alternative sunshower

  1. climatologyA rain shower which occurs while the sun is shining.

    Synonyms: monkey's wedding

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rain shower which occurs while the sun is shining.

Origin

Translations

Afrikaans jakkals trou met wolf se vrou
  • jakkals trou met wolf se vrourain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Basque azeri-ezkontza
  • azeri-ezkontzarain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Catalan les bruixes es pentinen
  • les bruixes es pentinenrain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Chinese Mandarin 太陽雨 /太阳雨
  • 太陽雨 /太阳雨 (tàiyáng yǔ)rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Danish solregn, solskinsregn
  • solregnrain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • solskinsregnrain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Dutch zonneregen, kermis in de hel
  • zonneregenrain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • kermis in de helrain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • duiveltjeskermisrain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Estonian vaeslapse pisarad
  • vaeslapse pisaradrain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Finnish aurinkosade
  • aurinkosaderain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
French mariage du loup
  • mariage du louprain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
German Sonnenregen
  • Sonnenregenrain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Hungarian veri az ördög a feleségét, (egyszerre) esik az eső és süt a nap
  • veri az ördög a feleségétrain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • (egyszerre) esik az eső és süt a naprain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Indonesian hujan panas
  • hujan panasrain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Irish cith gealáin, múirín gréine
  • cith gealáinrain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • múirín gréinerain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Japanese 天気雨, 日照り雨
  • 天気雨 (tenki ame)rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • 日照り雨 (hideriame)rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Malay hujan panas
  • hujan panasrain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Portuguese casamento da raposa
  • casamento da raposarain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Punjabi ਕਾਣੀ ਗਿਦੜੀ ਦਾ ਵਿਆਹ, ਗਿੱਦੜ ਗਿੱਦੜੀ ਦਾ ਵਿਆਹ
  • ਕਾਣੀ ਗਿਦੜੀ ਦਾ ਵਿਆਹ (kāṇī gidṛī dā viāha)rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • ਗਿੱਦੜ ਗਿੱਦੜੀ ਦਾ ਵਿਆਹ (giddaṛ giddaṛī dā viāha)rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Romanian baie de soare
  • baie de soarerain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Spanish chirapa, pluvia con sol
  • chiraparain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • pluvia con solrain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • lluvia soleadarain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Swedish solregn, vitterväder
  • solregnrain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • vitterväderrain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Tamil காக்காவுக்கும் நரிக்கும் கல்யாணம்
  • காக்காவுக்கும் நரிக்கும் கல்யாணம் (kākkāvukkum narikkum kalyāṇam)rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Thai ฝนตกแดดออก
  • ฝนตกแดดออกrain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Vietnamese mưa bóng mây
  • mưa bóng mâyrain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
Cite this entry
APA

sun shower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sun%20shower

MLA

“sun shower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sun%20shower. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sun shower,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sun%20shower.

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