Dictionary / It's hot today
How to Say "It's hot today" in French
Il fait chaud aujourd'hui
/il fɛ ʃo oʒuʁdɥi/
Literally: It makes hot today
Il fait
it makes
chaud
hot
aujourd'hui
today
Good to know
Il fait covers all weather: il fait froid, il fait beau, il fait mauvais. Temperature of an object is c'est chaud; temperature of a person is j'ai chaud. Three structures, three different subjects.
Correct
Il fait chaud aujourd'hui
What people say wrong
C'est chaud
it's hot to the touch, or slang for that's dicey
The mistake to avoid. Weather takes the impersonal il fait. C'est chaud describes an object's temperature, or in slang a situation that's about to go badly, so it's a strange thing to say about the sky.
In context
Il fait chaud aujourd'hui, non ?
It's hot today, isn't it?
Il fait beau ce matin.
The weather's nice this morning.
Attention, c'est chaud !
Careful, that's hot!