Cool Rain
by Jaiz
Cool Rain plays ambient rain and wind sounds that change with the blocks around the player, a Fabric client mod for 26.3.
What it does
Cool Rain creates ambient sounds for certain blocks while it rains. Each block type has its own sound: glass, water, lava and magma, foliage, metal and wool. The sounds change in volume with the distance between the player and those blocks, and the sound that plays depends on which blocks surround the player.
The mod also adds stormy wind sounds and, as of 1.4.0, ambient thunder. With the Midnight Lib dependency, any block can be added to or removed from each sound group, and each sound's volume can be set in the in-game configuration screen. Only the client needs the mod, so a server can run without it while players still hear the effects.
Cool Rain is a Fabric mod released under All rights reserved, so the code is not open source. Its source code is public, and files are published for 21 release versions, 1.16.5 – 26.3, with 1.4.0-26.3 as the latest Fabric file for 26.3, dated 2026-09-17.
Key features
Rain on glass
Rain falling on glass blocks plays its own ambient sound, distinct from open ground.
Rain on water and lava
Water, lava and magma each produce a separate rain sound, so a lake and a lava pool sound different in the same storm.
Rain on foliage and wool
Leaves, plants and wool blocks each have a rain sound, which changes as the player moves closer or further away.
Rain on metal blocks
Metal blocks play a rain sound of their own, and the volume follows the distance to the blocks.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Rainy builds with glass roofs
Players who build greenhouses or glass domes hear the rain change as the roof material changes.
Storm atmosphere
With the wind and thunder sounds enabled, a storm in a survival world gains extra ambient layers.
Who it’s for: Players who want more detailed weather audio in rain, and anyone who builds with glass, water, metal or foliage in rainy biomes. Only the client needs the mod, so it suits single-player and multiplayer clients alike.
How it compares
Realistic Rain Mod is open source under the MIT License, a Fabric mod for 1.21.8 that is client-side only. Rain Through Leaves is not open source, runs on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.3, and is client and server. Interior Rain Sound Fix is open source under the MIT License, client-side only, and built for 1.21.5 alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Rain | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Client required, server optional | 2026-09-17 |
| Realistic Rain Mod | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-12-19 |
| Rain Through Leaves | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-13 |
| Interior Rain Sound Fix | Fabric | 1.21.5 | Client-side only | 2025-05-01 |
Questions
Does Cool Rain need Midnight Lib?
Does a server need Cool Rain installed?
Which Minecraft versions does Cool Rain support?
In the catalog
Cool Rain is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
The mod also now includes additional stormy wind sounds, and ambient thunder as of 1.4.0 The sounds will change in volume depending on how far you are from the blocks, and the sounds will change dependant on the blocks surrounding you.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/coolrain
- Owner
- Jaiz
- Published
- 2025-02-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15