Rain & Thunder Sounds
Hear ten independently sourced rain and thunder field recordings: Rain on Window, Heavy Rain, Light Rain, Rain on Tin Roof, Distant Thunder, Rain on Tent, Rain on Car Roof, Rolling Thunder, Rain on Leaves and Rain on Lake.
Listen now
A ten-minute arrangement from shorter CC0 rainfall material
CC0 arrangementHeavy RainOwner-approved independent CC0 rain recording, looping after about 3 minutes 10 seconds
Real recording · 3:10 original materialLight RainGentle real outdoor rainfall: 10-minute approved preview-derived CC0 master from a 605-second source segment
Listen now · original field recording · noindex Sound PageRain on Tin RoofMetallic drops on a real shed roof, with quiet average ambience and stronger impacts
Listen now · source dynamics disclosedDistant ThunderReal rural stereo thunder; 10-minute master assembled from about 145 seconds of independent source
Listen now · thunder events repeatRain on TentRain pattering against tent fabric in an Altay Mountains field recording. A 10-minute master repeats approximately 125 seconds of independent source material; hear the textile surface and recurring pattern.
Owner-approved CC0 recording · 10-minute master · noindex detail pageRain on Car RoofNatural rain heard on a parked vehicle roof. The original mono recording is rendered as dual-mono MP3; about 231 seconds of independent rain recur within the 10-minute master.
Owner-approved CC0 recording · 10-minute master · noindex detail pageRolling ThunderRolling thunder, wind and heavy rain from a real Baltic Sea storm. The 10-minute master uses approximately 605 seconds from a longer field recording; the 10-minute cycle repeats during continuous listening.
Owner-approved CC0 recording · 10-minute master · noindex detail pageRain on LeavesA real stereo field recording of gentle rain landing on foliage with soft wind and suburban ambience in Leipzig, Germany. The selected source contains approximately 605 seconds of independent recorded sound and plays as a ten-minute approved master.
Owner-approved independent CC0 recording · 10-minute master · noindex detail pageRain on LakeA natural stereo recording of rain hitting the surface of a small Ontario lake. The approved ten-minute master is assembled from roughly 343 seconds of independently recorded sound and repeats the source approximately twice.
Owner-approved independent CC0 recording · 10-minute master · noindex detail pageAbout this category
Rain sounds differ by how drops land, the size and rhythm of impacts, and the presence of wind or thunder. The newly released sources span as little as approximately 125 seconds of original tent rain through 605 seconds of distinct rolling storm material. Recorded patterns may repeat during long listening. All source limitations and processing are disclosed.
Choosing your next sound
Try Light Rain for a gentler bed, Tent for a textile impact, Car Roof for enclosed vehicle resonance, Tin Roof for metallic impacts, Distant Thunder for spaced rumble and Rolling Thunder for a more dynamic outdoor storm. Rain on Window and Heavy Rain offer separate textures. All ten sound IDs are sourced from different CC0 recordings. Rain on Leaves uses 605 seconds of independent stereo source; Rain on Lake repeats around 343 seconds of original water-surface rainfall.
More future Rain & Thunder recordings
What makes rain-on-window distinctive?
Recorded rain contains changing droplets and impacts that are absent from stationary filtered noise. Rain on Window is assembled from about 60 seconds of authentic CC0 field material; Heavy Rain uses a separately approved source of about 3 minutes 10 seconds. Eight added sources now cover light rain, metallic roof impact, distant thunder, fabric tent patter, car roof resonance, rolling storms, rain on foliage and rain hitting lake water.
Compared with a synthetic Shower or Pink Noise, real rain can contain irregular transients. Choose based on how even or varied you want the background to feel, not because any one source guarantees sleep improvement.