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Weather is an exploration mechanic in Teyvat. While exploring the world, the weather can shift. Depending on the new weather conditions, special properties will be applied to the environment, to your characters, and to opponents.

Overview

The weather throughout Teyvat varies depending on location and time. There are many different weather conditions, ranging from sunny skies to thunderstorms to thick fog.

Weather conditions are tied to areas of the map, so the player can often teleport to a different location to escape certain weather conditions. However, only the weather at the player's current location is rendered, even if the player is only a few steps away from an area with different weather.

Areas affected by regular weather change over time, while areas affected by special weather conditions, such as areas with Special Environment climates, are perpetually affected by a particular weather condition. Areas with unique environmental shifts are not necessarily considered Special Environments but have properties that may override weather conditions; see the Unique Environmental Shifts section for more information.

For player convenience, major cities (the City of Mondstadt, etc.) are usually always sunny/clear unless there is a story circumstance that temporarily changes the weather, such as in the Archon Quest Dragon Storm. However, this is not an in-universe phenomenon (see #Trivia).

When the weather changes or when the player enters an area with different weather conditions from the area they were previously in, the active character's corresponding voice-over line will play if applicable.

Regular Weather Conditions

Sunny/Clear/Cloudy

Default state for most areas. It has no special properties.

Rain

• Characters and opponents get Wet if not sheltered (e.g., inside a cave).
• Some fires such as campfires and torches are doused.
• Wood objects such as grass cannot be burned during rain.
• In extremely rare circumstances, a double rainbow may appear during or after rain.
• Most wildlife will be startled when rain begins or not spawn if rain is already occurring, even if they are in sheltered areas.
  • Notable exceptions include crabs, unagi and eels,‍^{[ver­i­fi­ca­tion need­ed]} and hostile wildlife that can cause the player to enter combat mode.
  • Wildlife that can return will do so after the rain ends and the area is reloaded.
• Cannot occur in city areas, even if the surrounding area is raining.
• Cannot occur in desert areas.
• Interrupted during eruptions of the Great Volcano of Tollan. Can resume afterward.

Thunderstorm

• All rain conditions apply.
• Players, allies, enemies, wildlife, and the environment can be struck by lightning.
  • Grants the "Wrath of the Gods" achievement if the lightning strikes the player.
• Player may gain Electro particles, as result of lightning striking the ground.
• There are two climate regions with perpetual Thunderstorms, each of which can be "disabled" upon meeting specific requirements:
  • A Nation Closed by Thunder, found around the entirety of Inazuma
    • Will be lifted after completion of Transient Dreams
  • The Tatarigami, unique to Yashiori Island
    • Will be lifted after completion of Orobashi's Legacy

Special Weather Conditions

The following weather conditions are found in Special Environment areas.

Chill Zones

Chill zones are only encountered in Snezhnaya. There are three different levels of chill that affect the player's warmth; Cold, Frigid and Subzero, with Subzero being the worst. When in these zones, warmth will drop, and once this value reaches 0%, sheer cold will begin to accumulate. The warmth drop and cold accumulation varies depending on the zone the player is in, with Cold having the slowest rates, Frigid having moderate rates, and Subzero having the highest rates. If the player wanders into a Subzero zone, the game will warn the player to quickly leave or they will be quickly overwhelmed in seconds. Partial completion of Archon Quest Gunfire in the Silent Lands in Chapter VII: Act I - Everwinter Without Mercy is required to effectively traverse most of Snezhnaya.

To reset warmth value, players must find sources of kesnik kristall. Cold accumulation can be reset by teleporting to a Teleport Waypoint or Statue of the Seven.

Unlike Dragonspine's Sheer Cold, Snezhnaya's Sheer Cold deals significantly more DMG and will kill the entire team with 100% HP Loss once the active character is killed.

Snowy

Snowy weather is only encountered in Subzero Climate, which currently affects only Dragonspine.

While in snowy areas, Sheer Cold will accumulate.

Snowstorm

Snowstorms are only encountered in Subzero Climate, which currently affects only Dragonspine.

The base Sheer Cold accumulation rate is 2.5× higher. Goulash also has no effect during Snowstorms; it is unknown whether this is a bug or a feature.

Fog

Fog is a temporary phenomena that reduces visibility. It appears in Golden Apple Archipelago. Sailing too far into the fog while on the Waverider will cause one to respawn at the last activated Glimmering Beacon. Once all the Teleport Waypoints are activated, the fog disappears.

Fog also appears in Tsurumi Island. Players who venture too far or for too long into the fog will be teleported away. Once the Through the Mists quest series is completed, the fog will be lifted.

Sandstorm

Sandstorms are encountered in Sandstorm in the Desert of Hadramaveth, which currently affects only the Desert of Hadramaveth.

It is a phenomena that causes intermittent sandstorms to occur which can cause visibility to be sharply reduced. The closer the player is to the heart of the sandstorm, the more significant the loss in visibility will be. Depending on Liloupar's level, Liloupar can increase visibility in a sandstorm and predict when they will happen. Sandstorms can be paused or resumed at the Jinn Shrine.

Unique Environmental Shifts

"Unique environmental shifts" (unofficial name) are observable phenomena during which the environment, and usually the sky in particular, abruptly changes within a few seconds upon entering the vicinity of a certain area. If not dispelled through certain actions (typically tied to quests), then the effects will dispel upon reaching a certain distance from the area, although the range required to dispel the effect is typically noticeably wider than the area in which the effect is applied upon entering. For example, the gray sky at Cuijue Slope is applied upon entering the vicinity of the Nine Pillars, but even if the player immediately turns around and leaves the area as soon as the sky begins to change, they must travel further before the sky begins returning to normal.

Some areas with unique environmental shifts do not distinguish between daytime and nighttime. Sometimes, they come with a Special Environment climate such as Subzero Climate and Sea Fog, or they will override regular weather conditions (for example, Boreas' arena will never experience rain while the shift is in place, even if it is raining around the arena). In some cases, particularly when there is no observable difference between daytime and nighttime, the moon is not visible. When changing time in these areas, the camera may or may not move for the timeskip, even if the area does distinguish between day and night and even if the moon is visible at night.

Areas with unique environmental shifts often have either an inferrable or an explicitly stated lore, gameplay, or normal environmental explanation for their lighting and other effects. Very few locations with unique environmental shifts appear to have no particular reason for them.

Character Unique Weather

During certain characters' abilities, the environment will have unique visual effects:

Character	Talent	Effect Duration (Seconds)	Transition Duration (Seconds)	Notes
Albedo	Rite of Progeniture: Tectonic Tide	1.12	0.3
Aloy	Prophecies of Dawn	2.5	0.6
Arataki Itto	Royal Descent: Behold, Itto the Evil!	1.5 (Cast) 16 (After Cast)	0.2	Cast effect darkens the sky and is only visible if the cutscene fails to play; After cast effect darkens the sky with a red tint.
Arlecchino	Invitation to a Beheading		0.7	While in combat as an active character and in the "Masque of the Red Death" state, the sky darkens.
Barbara	Shining Miracle♪	2.5	0.5
Beidou	Tidecaller	1	0.3	When a perfect parry is achieved, or when achieving max DMG Bonus; Effect is identical to Noelle's Sweeping Time.
Beidou	Stormbreaker	1	0.4
Chongyun	Spirit Blade: Cloud-Parting Star	1.4 1.75 ( C2)	0.7
Cyno	Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness	1.5 (Cast) 20 (After Cast)	0.3 (Cast) 0.2 (After Cast)
Diluc	Dawn	2	1
Eula	Glacial Illumination	2	0.7
Fischl	Midnight Phantasmagoria		0.35
Ganyu	Celestial Shower	2 (Cast) 20 (After Cast)	0.5 (Cast) 0.2 (After Cast)	Darkens the sky.
Gorou	Juuga: Forward Unto Victory	1.55	0.3
Hu Tao	Spirit Soother	1.6	0.7	Effect is identical to Tartaglia's Havoc: Obliteration (melee).
Jean	Dandelion Breeze	1	0.3
Kaedehara Kazuha	Kazuha Slash	1.5	0.3	Effect is identical to Traveler's Parry.
Kaeya	Glacial Waltz	0.5	0.2
Kamisato Ayaka	Kamisato Art: Soumetsu	1.4	0.7
Kamisato Ayato	Kamisato Art: Suiyuu	3 (Cast) 18 (After Cast)	0.05 (Cast) 1 (After Cast)	Darkens the sky.
Keqing	Starward Sword	4	0.3
Klee	Sparks 'n' Splash	3	1
Kujou Sara	Subjugation: Koukou Sendou	1.2	0.5	Effect is identical to Kuki Shinobu's Gyoei Narukami Kariyama Rite
Kuki Shinobu	Gyoei Narukami Kariyama Rite	2	0.5	Effect is identical to Kujou Sara's Subjugation: Koukou Sendou
Layla	Dream of the Star-Stream Shaker	13	1
Lisa	Violet Arc (Hold)	5	1.5	Darkens the sky to purple; Effect is identical to Razor's Claw and Thunder (hold).
Mona	Stellaris Phantasm	2.5	0.6
Nahida	Illusory Heart	1.5	0.3
Nilou	Dance of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring	2.75	0.3
Noelle	Sweeping Time	1.5	0.3	Effect is identical to Beidou's Tidecaller.
Qiqi	Adeptus Art: Preserver of Fortune	4	1
Raiden Shogun	Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu	16	0.3
Razor	Claw and Thunder (Hold)			Darkens the sky to purple; Effect is identical to Lisa's Violet Arc (hold).
Razor	Lightning Fang	0.5	0.1
Sangonomiya Kokomi	Nereid's Ascension	1.2 (Cast) 11 (After Cast)	0.5 (Cast) 0.3 (After Cast)	Darkens the sky.
Shenhe	Divine Maiden's Deliverance	1.55	0.3
Tartaglia	Havoc: Obliteration	1.6 (Melee) 1.8 (Ranged)	0.7	Melee effect is identical to Hu Tao's Spirit Soother.
Traveler	Bellowing Thunder	2	1
Traveler	Parry	0.5	0.1	Perfect Parry against strong attacks only; Effect is identical to Kaedehara Kazuha's Kazuha Slash.
Venti	Wind's Grand Ode	1.5	0.8
Xiao	Bane of All Evil	1.5 (Cast) Until State Ends (After Cast)	0.3 (Cast)	Darkens the sky.
Xinyan	Riff Revolution	4	0.2
Yae Miko	Great Secret Art: Tenko Kenshin	2.5	0.5	Only visible if cutscene fails to play.
Yanfei	Done Deal	1.5	0.3
Yelan	Lingering Lifeline	Until State Ends	0.3
	Depth-Clarion Dice	1.5	0.3
Yoimiya	Ryuukin Saxifrage	3	0.3
Yun Jin	Opening Flourish (Charge Level 2)	0.7	0.2
Zhongli	Planet Befall	4	0.2

Trivia

• As of Version 1.5, when the weather changes (excluding fog), the active character in the player's party will immediately say their voice-over that corresponds to the new weather if it is available. This happens regardless of whether or not the weather change is due to teleporting or otherwise moving to a new area.
  • The entire Dragonspine region except for Starglow Cavern is considered to have snowy weather.
• When changing the time via the Paimon Menu within an area with a unique environmental shift where daytime and nighttime cannot be distinguished, the camera will not pan to the sky. When shifting between daytime and nighttime hours, there may be a momentary change in the sky color before returning to normal.
• Like cities, realms in the Serenitea Pot always have clear skies with no weather. However, unlike cities, this is an in-universe phenomenon.^[1]

Main Cities

• Though it does not rain in the main city in-game, it does rain in-universe:
  • New Area Announcement: Of the Land Amidst Monoliths opens with Klee running for cover from rain in the City of Mondstadt. The video is from before Version 0.7.1 (CBT2). It is unknown if it still rains in Mondstadt in-universe.
  • During Archon Quest The Fond Farewell in Chapter I: Act III - A New Star Approaches, Zhongli says, "Until one drizzly day, as I was strolling along the harbor, I heard a merchant tell one of his workers, ..." The harbor mentioned is likely Liyue Harbor.
  • Yelan's Character Demo, Yelan: Shadow in the Rain, depicts rain in Liyue Harbor.
  • Rain in the Court of Fontaine occurs during a cinematic In a New Light in Neuvillette's Story Quest, Diluvies Chapter: Act I - The Remains of the Past Day.

Gallery

Rainbow

Kamisato Ayato's Brightness Effect

Xiao's Brightness Effect

Raiden Shogun's Brightness Effect

Sangonomiya Kokomi's Brightness Effect

Arataki Itto's Brightness Effect

Change History

References

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