Rain Sound Generator Online
This rain sound generator plays a steady, endless rain: a deep rumble underneath, a soft patter on top and the odd raindrop. It is a rain noise generator for sleeping, studying and covering the sounds around you, and it is made for a dark room. Press play, set the volume, then switch to a pure black screen so the phone gives off no light. The rain is made live on your device, so there is no video, no playlist and no file to download.
Endless rain sounds, made live in your browser
Most rain sounds online are recordings, usually a long video. This one is synthesised as you listen. The browser starts with random noise and shapes it in two layers: a low-pass filter around 400 Hz keeps the deep rumble of a steady downpour, and a band-pass filter around 2500 Hz keeps the soft patter. Randomly timed raindrop ticks and a slow swell stop it sounding like a flat hiss, so the shower seems to breathe.
It is steady rain only. There is no thunder, wind or music in it, and no choice of rain types, so what you hear at the start is what you hear at three in the morning.
How to play the rain and set the volume
- Press Play rain sounds. The rain fades in over about a second and the button changes to Pause rain sounds. The label under the title changes from "Press play to start" to "Rain playing". The sound starts only when you press, because browsers do not allow a page to start audio on its own.
- Set the Volume. The slider appears once the rain is playing. It runs from 0 to 100 and starts at 50. Turn it down until the rain sits just behind the other sounds in the room.
- Press Pause rain sounds when you are done. The rain fades out over half a second.
Rain sounds on a black screen for sleeping
A bright phone screen next to the bed is a poor match for a quiet room, and a rain video keeps the display lit all night. Select Blackout screen and the whole screen turns pure black (#000000). On an OLED phone a black pixel is switched off, so the screen gives off essentially no light. Only a very faint pause and play button stays, at about 10% opacity, in case you need to stop the rain in the dark.
- The hint "Press Esc or select twice to show the controls" appears for a few seconds when blackout starts.
- To leave blackout, press Esc, or select twice quickly anywhere on the screen.
- You do not have to use blackout. While the rain plays, the screen also fades to black on its own after 3 seconds with no mouse, touch or key activity, and any movement or touch brings the controls back.
The player uses a dark look whatever your device setting is, so it stays easy on the eyes in a dark room.
Will it keep playing when the phone locks?
Where your browser supports the Screen Wake Lock feature, the page asks it to keep the screen on while the rain plays, so the phone does not drop into sleep and cut the sound. Lock-screen and headset play and pause controls (the browser's Media Session controls) work where the browser supports them. Phones differ in how strictly they limit background audio, so none of this is guaranteed. The most reliable setup is to leave the tab open and use Blackout screen instead of locking the phone.
Endless rain with no recording to loop or download
An hour-long rain video ends, and a downloaded file ends too. Here the sound is made on your device when you press play and keeps going until you pause it, so there is nothing to buffer or stall, and it never times out. It does not use your connection once the page has loaded: nothing is streamed and nothing is uploaded, and there is no account. It is one page, free to use, and it works the same on a phone, a tablet and a computer. There is no sleep timer, so the rain plays until you pause it.
Rain sound vs white noise and other sounds
Rain is warmer and more natural than a flat hiss, and some people find it easier to fall asleep to, while others prefer the plain hiss. For white, pink or brown noise, with a sleep timer, try the White Noise Generator. For a daytime sound with some life in it, there is Coffee Shop Noise. For a rhythmic shush, there is the Baby Shusher, and for tones tuned to a chosen frequency, the Binaural Beats Generator. To plan a work session around the rain, pair it with the Pomodoro Timer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does rain noise help you sleep?
Many people find steady rain soothing, and a constant sound can cover sudden noises such as traffic, a door or a neighbour, which makes them easier to ignore. It does not work for everyone, and it is not a treatment for anything. Start with the volume low, around the default of 50 or below, and find the level you stop noticing. If sleep is a regular problem, a doctor is the right person to ask.
Is rain sound white noise?
Not exactly. White noise is a flat hiss with the same energy at every pitch. Rain is shaped: a deep rumble underneath and a soft patter on top, which is why it sounds warmer. This tool builds that shape from filtered noise plus randomly timed raindrop ticks. If you want the flat hiss instead, the White Noise Generator plays white, pink and brown noise.
Can I play rain sounds with no thunder?
Yes. This tool plays steady rain only: a deep rumble and a soft patter, with no thunder, wind or music. Nothing sudden is going to wake you or break your concentration.
How do I play rain sounds on a black screen?
Press Play rain sounds, then select Blackout screen. The whole screen turns pure black (#000000), which switches off the pixels on an OLED phone, and only a very faint pause and play button remains. To bring the controls back, press Esc or select twice quickly anywhere on the screen.
Does the rain sound ever stop or loop?
It plays until you pause it or close the page. The rain is made in your browser each time you press play, from random noise, so there is no recorded clip with an obvious start and end, and nothing that times out after an hour or ten. There is no sleep timer, so it will not stop by itself. If you want one, the White Noise Generator has a sleep timer.
Is this a rain sounds website or an app?
It is a website that also installs like an app. Add it to your home screen if you want it to open from an icon. It is free, there is no account, and it works on a phone, a tablet and a computer. The rain is made on your device, so nothing is streamed or uploaded.
Does it keep playing when the screen is locked?
It tries to. The page asks the browser to keep the screen on while the rain plays, and it registers lock-screen and headset play and pause controls where your browser supports them. Phones differ in how strictly they limit background audio, so this is not guaranteed. If the sound stops when the screen locks, use Blackout screen instead of locking the phone, and check your battery-saver settings.
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