Rain
The creator describes this as a recording of rain. Preview the complete field recording to check its texture and background.
Approximately 10.3 seconds · by ジダネ
Two public-domain field recordings
Rain sound effects.
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Compare a short rain recording with a rain-and-thunder clip for a video, game or audio project. Both preserve the original recording environment; the second includes thunder. Downloads on this page do not require an account.
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The previews play WAV conversions. Both are mono, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit PCM; the OGG options are the original files obtained from Wikimedia Commons.
Rain and thunder
A field recording of rain and thunder in Sundbyberg, Sweden. Thunder is included in the same recording.
Approximately 18.9 seconds · by Caesar
Origin and reuse
Who recorded the rain?
Rain is credited to Wikimedia Commons user ジダネ, and Rain and thunder to Commons user Caesar. Both creators state on the linked file pages that they released their recordings into the public domain. Read those pages for the complete statements and provenance.
WAV files were converted from the Commons OGG files for editing compatibility. Converting a lossy recording to WAV does not restore detail absent from the original. The rain file notice and rain-and-thunder notice contain format details and checksums. Reuse statements apply to these recordings, not unrelated site content.
Place the ambience
Use rain in an edit
- Preview both recordings at a comfortable level and choose a section that fits the scene. The rain-and-thunder file includes thunder rather than a separate thunder track.
- Import the WAV or supported OGG into your editor. Set its level beneath speech, and check that the ambience does not mask quiet words.
- For a longer scene, repeat or layer a suitable section only after checking its boundaries. Neither file is guaranteed to loop seamlessly; use fades and listen for noticeable repetition.
- Review the exported scene and keep the original download so you can revise the timing or level later.
To prepare a shorter passage, use the free audio trimmer on a supported file and preview the cut. Files are not automatically transferred between tools.
Need a different weather sound?
The thunder page provides more context on the rain-and-thunder recording. For a different atmosphere, preview howling wind. For other lengths or environments, review individual source descriptions and licenses; recordings from other creators can have different reuse terms.
If you have permission to use a mixed recording, the sound effect extractor can estimate an audible source. It may retain other sounds or alter the desired ambience, and AI WAV downloads require an account and sufficient credits. For another field-recorded cue, preview footsteps.
Common questions
Does every clip include thunder?
The second recording is specifically described as rain and thunder. The first is described by its creator as rain; preview it to determine whether its background suits your scene.
Can I use the recordings commercially?
Both source pages state that their creators released the recordings into the public domain. Check those statements and the rights to other material in your project.
Are the recordings seamless loops?
No seamless loop is promised. Select a suitable passage, add fades if needed and check the repeated boundary.
Is the WAV higher quality than the OGG?
No. The WAV is a PCM conversion for editing compatibility and cannot recover information lost in the source encoding.