Cloud With Rain

Primarily used as an emotional shorthand for sadness, depression, or a melancholic aesthetic — a key emoji in the 'sad girl/boy' visual language popular across TikTok and Instagram.

Used both literally to announce monsoon rain (often with excitement or complaint) and emotionally to express sadness or a heavy heart, especially in poetic or dramatic contexts.

Predominantly used literally to discuss rain, which is relatively rare in many parts of the region and thus noteworthy; also used metaphorically for hardship or blessings from God since rain carries positive religious connotations.

Universally understood as a rain or bad weather symbol; emotional connotations are widely but not universally shared, making it one of the safer weather emojis cross-culturally.

Used frequently during monsoon season to describe flooding, heavy rain, and disrupted daily life; also carries emotional weight given the deep cultural relationship with rain and seasonal change.

Used practically during monsoon season for weather updates and road condition warnings; also appears in nostalgic or romantic contexts since rain is poetically significant in Sri Lankan literature and culture.

Primarily used as a weather indicator in practical communication; can also subtly signal a bad mood or disappointing situation in casual digital conversations.

Has aesthetic and poetic resonance — Japan's rainy season (tsuyu) is culturally significant, so this emoji is used both practically and to evoke a wistful, contemplative mood aligned with 'mono no aware.'

Used practically for weather discussion and emotionally to signal sadness or a heavy day; frequently appears in K-drama fan edits and emotional social media posts aligned with 'han' (deep emotional sorrow).

Used during typhoon season for weather alerts and updates; also used in melancholic or reflective social posts inspired by the island's rainy weather culture.

Common during the city's frequent rainy seasons as a practical weather communicator; also used to express mild complaint about the grey, humid weather that defines much of the year.

Used extensively during typhoon season for weather warnings and solidarity posts; carries both literal urgency and emotional heaviness given the country's vulnerability to severe rain events.

Common during the wet season for weather updates; in digital culture it also signals sadness or a 'mood drop,' fitting the Indonesian emotional expression style of indirect communication.

Used for monsoon season weather talk and travel advisories; also appears in emotional posts, with rain being a symbol of reflection and melancholy in Thai pop culture.

Used practically during the rainy season and typhoon periods; in emotional contexts it maps to a nostalgic sadness, as rain is a common metaphor in Vietnamese poetry and music.

Frequently used for literal weather discussion given Malaysia's year-round tropical rain; also used casually to express a dull or gloomy mood.

Rain is rare and often seen as a blessed event, so this emoji can carry a positive or miraculous connotation; also used in weather forecasts when rain does occur.

Similar to Saudi Arabia — rain is uncommon and often celebrated; used both literally during rare rain events and as a metaphor for blessings or unexpected good fortune.

Used literally during the rare rainy periods (mainly in Alexandria); metaphorically signals a difficult or gloomy period in life in online discourse.

Common for weather updates in a country with varied climates; emotionally used to signal sadness, a heavy day, or nostalgic melancholy in line with 'hüzün' (a cultural concept of collective melancholy).

Used both for weather communication and poetically — rain holds deep significance in Persian literature and poetry, so this emoji can carry literary and romantic undertones.

Used practically during the rainy season for weather updates and to warn about flooding; in social media it also signals bad luck or a rough patch in life.

Used for weather communication across the country's diverse climates; in online culture it signals sadness or a low day, fitting into the country's active emotional emoji culture.

Highly relatable and frequently used given the notoriously rainy climate — used both literally (constant weather commentary) and humorously or sardonically given the cultural acceptance of rain as inevitable.

Used for weather communication and in melancholic or romantic contexts; Parisian rain has a strong aesthetic association, making this emoji feel evocative of a moody, romantic atmosphere.

Used primarily practically for weather discussion; also appears in organized weather-related community posts and occasionally in emotional contexts for expressing a grey or heavy mood.

Used literally during rainy weather (less common in summer months) and emotionally to express a bad day; in Italy it also carries romantic connotations given rain's role in cinema and culture.

Used frequently during the intense rainy season and in flood-related community alerts; also used emotionally to signal sadness or a bad day in Brazil's highly expressive digital culture.

Used during rainy season and tropical storm coverage; emotionally used to express sadness or a heavy emotional state, fitting Mexico's rich tradition of expressing emotion through metaphor.

Broadly used across Latin America for weather communication during rainy and hurricane seasons; emotionally signals sadness or difficult times in a region with expressive digital communication norms.

Used for weather communication, especially during La Niña wet periods; also used humorously or ironically in Australian online culture — 'another perfect day 🌧️' — given the cultural tendency toward dry wit.