French Phrase
Il fait quelle température ?
Meaning
Literally ‘It makes what temperature?’, this question asks for the current temperature, usually in degrees Celsius. It is a neutral‑to‑informal way to inquire about the weather.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want a quick, direct answer about the temperature – at home, in the office, or while traveling. It works best in casual conversation; in very formal settings you might choose a more polished construction.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Ilfaitquelletempérature?
Il (subject pronoun)
Third‑person singular pronoun used for impersonal weather expressions.
faire (verb)
In weather talk, ‘faire’ means ‘to be’ or ‘to have’; it is conjugated as ‘il fait’ for ‘it is …’.
quelle (interrogative adjective)
Matches the gender and number of the noun it modifies; ‘température’ is feminine, so ‘quelle’ is required.
température (noun)
A feminine noun meaning ‘temperature’; often used with ‘faire’ to ask about the current degree of heat.
🗨In Conversation
Il fait quelle température ?
What’s the temperature?
Il fait 22 degrés.
It’s 22 degrees.
✕Common Mistakes
Il fait quel température ?
‘Température’ is feminine; the correct interrogative adjective is ‘quelle’.
Il fait combien de température ?
‘Combien de’ is used with countable nouns; temperature is measured in degrees, so say ‘combien de degrés’.
Il fait quelle températurees ?
Avoid adding an extra ‘s’; ‘température’ is singular here.
↔Alternatives
Quel temps fait‑il ?
What’s the weather like?
Quelle est la température ?
What is the temperature?
Il fait combien de degrés ?
How many degrees is it?
Cultural Tip
In French, weather is expressed with the impersonal ‘il fait’. While ‘Il fait quelle température ?’ is perfectly understandable, native speakers more often say ‘Quel temps fait‑il ?’ in formal contexts or ‘Il fait combien de degrés ?’ when they want a numeric answer. Remember that ‘température’ is feminine, so the interrogative adjective must agree (quelle, not quel).