Rain is arguably one of the most beloved of all weather phenomena, from the way it refreshes the air and cleanses the landscape to its poetic symbolism.

Whether you’re one to make grand statements about life’s metaphors or find joy in just hearing it patter against your windowpane, here are some beautiful quotes about rain that are guaranteed to do wonders for your heart – not to mention your Instagram feed!

There’s something for everyone here, no matter what themes and emotions you’re looking to explore. Let’s dive right in and get inspired.

90+ Rain Quotes, Sayings & Instagram Captions

  1. 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.
  2. Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards. -Vladimir Nabokov.
  3. Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life. -John Updike.
  4. I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty. -Mark Haddon.
  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 Breault.
  6. I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying. -Charlie Chaplin.
  7. Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain. -Vivian Greene.
  8. Every time it rains, the soil counts every drop to know exactly how many times to thank God! -Mehmet Murat Ildan.
  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. In what language does rain fall over tormented cities? -Pablo Neruda.
  11. Rain! whose soft architectural hands have the power to cut stones, and chisel to shapes of grandeur the very mountains. -Henry Ward Beecher.
  12. The rain falls gently down, and slowly fills my cup. This never would have happened, If raindrops all fell up. -Tom Batiuk.
  13. The sound of the rain needs no translation. -Alan Watts.
  14. After the rain cometh the fair weather. -Aesop.
  15. Because rain will wash away everything if you let it. –Sarah Kay
  16. Without rain, there is no life. –Jerry Yang
  17. The rain is falling all around, it falls on fields and trees, and it rains on the umbrellas here, and on the ships at sea. –Robert Louis Stevenson
  18. From where we stand the rain seems random. If we could stand somewhere else, we would see the order in it. –Tony Hillerman
  19. With new hope. We build new lives. Why complain when it rains? This is what it means to be free. -Lawson Fusao Inada
  20. I don’t see the desert as barren at all; I see it as full and ripe. It doesn’t need to be flattered by rain. It certainly needs rain, but it does with what it has and creates amazing beauty. –Joy Harjo
  21. The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in primeval wood, and the sound of the outer ocean on a beach. –Henry Beston
  22. If the rain spoils our picnic but saves a farmer’s crop, who are we to say it shouldn’t rain? –Tom Barrett
  23. Water is sagacious because it carries inside of itself the bottomless profundity of oceans, the cosmic looks of the clouds, the subtle wits of the rivers, the inquisitive character of the rains, and the silent meditation of the little lakes! –Mehmet Murat Ildan
  24. Like the sky opens after a rainy day we must open to ourselves. Learn to love yourself for who you are and be open so the world can see you shine. –James Poland
  25. 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
  26. Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren’t enjoying today’s sunshine. –William Feather
  27. A rainy day is an equalizer. You don’t know what’s going to happen. You just take what you can get. –Charlie Harvey
  28. Stew’s so comforting on a rainy day. –Dodie Smith
  29. A rainy day is like a lovely gift – you can sleep late and not feel guilty. -Elizabeth Jane Howard
  30. Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book. –Bill Watterson
  31. The shortest period of time lies between the minute you put some money away for a rainy day and the unexpected arrival of rain. –Jane Bryant Quinn
  32. Enjoy the darkness, gloom, and wetness on a rainy day because somehow soon the sun will come out! –Mehmet Murat ildan
  33. Let us keep the dance of rain our fathers kept and tread our dreams beneath the jungle sky. –Arna Bontemps
  34. Look forward to when the storm is over. Stay close to God. Find a way to dance in the rain. –Kyle Jessen
  35. Some people dance with singing rain; some people get wet with misery and pain. –Debashis Mridha
  36. Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain.
  37. If it rains on your parade, dance in it.
  38. Dance in the rain. Sleep under the stars.
  39. No person has the right to sad on rainy days. Dance in the rain as though you are dancing with a lover.
  40. Everything is more beautiful in the rain. Don’t ask me why. Because I love to dance in the rain.
  41. Learn to dance in the storm so when life hands you stormy weather, you just glide through it. –Ikechukwu Izuakor
  42. I think rain is as necessary to the mind as to vegetation. My very thoughts become thirsty and crave moisture. -John Burroughs
  43. Rain showers my spirit and waters my soul.  –Emily Logan Decens
  44. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests. –Epicurus
  45. Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet. –Roger Miller
  46. I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying. –Charles Chaplin
  47. True, the sun and the wind inspire. But the rain has an edge. Who, after all, dreams of dancing in the dust? Or kissing in the bright sun? -Cynthia Barnett
  48. I think rain is as necessary to the mind as to vegetation. My very thoughts become thirsty and crave moisture. -John Burroughs
  49. Rain is not only drops of water. It’s the love of the sky for the earth. They never meet each other but send love this way. –Unknown
  50. 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
  51. Thy fate is the common fate of all; Into each life some rain must fall. –Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  52. I always feel my best when it’s raining outside.
  53. Nana always said the rain was nature’s way of adding sparkle to the outdoors. –Mehmet Murat Ildan
  54. The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually. –Eeyore
  55. A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener. -Henry David Thoreau
  56. Rain showers my spirit and waters my soul. -Emily Logan Decens
  57. The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain. -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  58. I’m singing in the rain, just singing in the rain. What a wonderful feeling, I’m happy again. –Arthur Freed
  59. The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. -Dolly Parton
  60. Life isn’t how you survive the thunderstorm, but how you dance in the rain. -Adam Youn
  61. Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet. -Roger Miller
  62. We are the same as plants, as trees, as other people, as the rain that falls. We consist of that which is around us, we are the same as everything. -Gautama Buddha
  63. No person has the right to rain on your dreams. -Marian Wright Edelman
  64. A little rain will fill The lily’s cup which hardly moistens the field. -Edwin Arnold
  65. As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgments but rain your kindness equally on all. -Gautama Buddha
  66. Everybody wants happiness, and nobody wants pain, but you can’t have a rainbow without a little rain. -Zion Lee
  67. It always rains in tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent. -Dave Barry
  68. Without the frown of clouds and lightning, the vines would be burned by the smiling sun. -Rumi
  69. If the rain spoils our picnic but saves a farmer’s crop, who are we to say it shouldn’t rain? -Tom Barrett
  70. I love the smell of rain, and I love the sound of the ocean waves. –Amy Purdy
  71. The sun after the rain is much more beautiful than the sun before the rain. –Mehmet Murat Ildan
  72. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain. –Unknown
  73. Like the sky opens after a rainy day we must open to ourselves. Learn to love yourself for who you are and be open so the world can see you shine. –James Poland
  74. Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air, and you. –Langston Hughes
  75. 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
  76. Rainy days mean cold lonely nights and I believe that I could remedy yours if you let me. –Unknown
  77. 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
  78. The rain falls for you the same way I do: Unapologetically, over and over. –S.l’.W
  79.  I will kiss you under the pouring rain if that is the only way I can ever show my love for you. –Unknown
  80. Being soaked alone is cold. Being soaked with your best friend is an adventure. –Emily Wing Smith
  81. Just kiss me in the rain, so I will know you are not one of them. those who run the shelter. –JmStorm
  82. You are the reason I love, you are the reason I live, and I love you the way I miss the rain. –Unknown
  83. Rain is not only drops of water. It’s the love of the sky for the earth. They never meet each other but send love the way. I love you dear. –Jyoti Arora
  84. Love is the feeling which makes rainy days romantic. –Unknown
  85. After the rain cometh the fair weather. –Aesop
  86. Like the sky opens after a rainy day we must open to ourselves. Learn to love yourself for who you are and be open so the world can see you shine. –James Poland
  87. Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, and snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. -John Ruskin
  88. Singing in the rain. I’m singing in the rain. And it’s such a glorious feeling. –David Levithan
  89. Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren’t enjoying today’s sunshine. –William Feather
  90. 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
  91. Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storms but to add color to my sunset sky. –Rabindranath Tagore

Overall, it’s difficult not to be inspired by quotes about rain. Through their wisdom and insight into our relationship with the weather, many of these quotes remind us that rain offers beauty as well as a necessary part of life.

Rain can provide new beginnings to growth, beauty, peace, and strength. It can also be sad but provide solace in its purity and innocence.

No matter what a quote about rain is conveying, its overarching message speaks to the deep-rooted connection between us and this natural element. After all, it’s a force that conjures up emotions as few other things can – and one we’ve long looked upon for guidance.