Hot and sunny

Question

How would you say:   "It is hot and sunny?"Il fait chaud et il y a du soleil? NB I don't understand why in French hot is an adjective and sunny is a noun...

Accepted Answer

Hi L,
You could say -
Il fait beau et chaud 
You might also be interested in the following answer on how to describe it's warm in French -
https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/what-is-the-difference-between-il-fait-beau-and-il-fait-bon
 
I hope this helps!

Answer

You can also use "il fait du soleil" if that makes more sense to you. Il y a can be used for things like "il y a du vent," too, but I usually use the "il fait" for most weather types.

In "il y a du soleil" you're not using sunNY as a noun, just "sun," ie "there is some sun"