Eight hours of real rain, distant thunder, nighttime insects, and atmospheric storms, recorded during our travels around the world and brought together into one continuous soundscape for sleep.

Global Thunder and Rain Sounds: Sleep Ambiance Around the World takes you from gentle rain falling over a lake in Nederland, Colorado, to nighttime rain and cicadas in Bali, with thunder and storms recorded in Denver, Costa Rica, Singapore, and Indonesia.

Every sound you hear was recorded in the real world. No digitally generated rain, no artificial thunder—just authentic weather and natural ambience captured in different places around the globe.

The changing textures of rain, rolling thunder, insects, and distant environmental sounds create an organic atmosphere that evolves naturally throughout the night.

Originally one of our most-played soundscapes on Insight Timer, we’ve now expanded it into an 8-hour version for a full night of sleep.

Get comfortable, close your eyes, and let eight hours of real rain and thunder from around the world carry you through the night.

Fall asleep to the powerful and rhythmic waves of Iceland’s famous Reynisfjara black sand beach. Recorded during our travels around Iceland, this 8-hour immersive ocean soundscape captures the raw energy of the Atlantic Ocean as waves crash endlessly onto the volcanic shoreline surrounded by towering basalt stacks and dramatic coastal scenery.There is something truly hypnotic about the movement and force of the ocean at Reynisfjara. The deep rolling waves create a natural white noise perfect for sleep, relaxation, meditation, studying, stress relief, or simply escaping into nature for a while.This beach is considered one of the most beautiful and dangerous beaches in the world, and we are incredibly grateful that we were able to archive its soundscape in such a peaceful moment.Perfect for: deep sleep, relaxation and stress relief, meditation and mindfulness, studying and focus, ocean white noise, and creating a calm atmosphere.

Experience a collection of immersive wind recordings captured with a Schoeps ORTF-3D surround microphone array. This compilation features authentic wind soundscapes recorded on location, including gusts through trees, open landscape winds, coastal breezes, vegetation movement, distant environmental details, and the spatial acoustic character of changing weather conditions.

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🔗 About Free To Use Sounds

We’re Libby and Marcel, the two people behind Free To Use Sounds.

For more than a decade, we’ve traveled the world recording authentic soundscapes and environmental ambiences. From remote forests and coastal landscapes to city streets, trains, wildlife, and natural habitats, our goal is to document the sounds of our planet through high-quality field recordings.

Every recording is captured on location using professional audio equipment and shared with listeners, sound designers, filmmakers, game developers, researchers, and anyone interested in immersive audio and field recording.