You ever wonder why it feels harder to get up on rainy days? Why it seems to take forever to shake off the drowsiness or to convince yourself to get out of bed? Well it turns out you’re not just feeling extra lazy on those days, and there are actual reasons for this phenomenon. Let’s get into why this happens.

1. Rain is pink noise

Yes, you read that correctly, rain is a natural pink noise. Now, what is pink noise you might ask? Pink noise is a category of sounds that contains a mix of high and low frequencies, all the frequencies that the human ear can pick up on, spanning over 20hz-20,00hz. Characterized by its lower, more soothing pitch, pink noise can help slow down brain-wave activity associated with deep sleep, causing you to feel more tired. It’s pretty neat.

2. lack of sunlight messes up internal clock

The human body has an internal pattern we all follow based on the 24 hour day, Rising and falling with the sun. The lack of natural light, thanks to it being blocked by clouds on a rainy day, directly impacts our ability to wake up faster. When the sunlight shines into your bedroom from the blinds it send a signal to your body to suppress its production of melatonin. Melatonin being a hormone we produce when surrounded by darkness to help us sleep. So when no sunlight gets through, our bodies continue to produce melatonin thinking it’s still more time to lay in bed.

3. low barometric pressure

Barometric pressure, also known as air pressure, is the force or weight of the air molecules around us. When it rains, the air rises up to cool and expand, forming into clouds that produce more rainfall. The lower air pressure, as a result of it rising, lessens the amount of oxygen in the surrounding air. Which ends up leading to a reduced oxygen flow to our brains, causing feeling of fatigue and lethargy.

It rains frequently in my area, and I really wanted to find out why I always struggled to get out of bed whenever it does. This lead me to do some research and bam out came this article. Ultimately I decided to share it for those who may have also struggled to feel energized when it rains and may want to know why. So, here it is!

Thanks for reading!