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Hace sol y hace calor.

Hace sol y hace calor.
It's sunny and it's hot.
From Lesson 60:What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of Hace sol y hace calor.

y
and
el calor
the heat
hacer
to do, to make
el sol
the sun

Questions & Answers about Hace sol y hace calor.

Why does this sentence use hace instead of a verb meaning "to be"?
In Spanish, many common weather expressions use the verb hacer, which normally means "to do" or "to make". Instead of saying "it is sunny", Spanish speakers literally say "it makes sun".
Are sol and calor adjectives like "sunny" and "hot" in English?
No, they are actually nouns! sol means "sun" and calor means "heat". Because Spanish uses the verb hacer (to make) for the weather, it pairs with nouns rather than adjectives. You are literally saying "it makes sun and it makes heat".
Where is the word for "it" in hace sol?
Spanish does not use a filler pronoun like "it" for the weather. The subject is just left out entirely. The verb form hace already translates to "he/she/it makes", so the "it" is built right into the word.
Is it necessary to repeat hace twice in this sentence?
It is not strictly necessary. You could just say hace sol y calor and be perfectly understood. However, repeating the verb is extremely common in spoken Spanish and sounds very natural.

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