25 minute timer with rain
The rain on this page is a short recorded loop of steady rainfall, with no thunder and no music laid over it. It is a real recording rather than generated noise, so it has the uneven patter of actual drops, which many people find warmer than a synthetic hiss. It keeps playing through the 5-minute breaks and the 15-minute long break after 4 pomodoros, so the mood in your headphones never changes as the 25-minute blocks pass.
Rain suits people who want their noise to sound like a place rather than a signal. Students working late, anyone who finds the office too silent, and people who associate wet afternoons with getting things done tend to pick it over the plain noise colors. It masks moderate background chatter about as well as pink noise does.
Rain is less useful when the sounds you need to cover are low and constant, like a server fan or a neighbor's bass, because a rain loop has little energy down there and brown noise is the better tool. Because it is a recording, it is a small file that loads once, so if you are offline before it arrives, use a generated noise instead.
Questions
is there thunder in the rain sound
No. The loop is steady rain only, with no thunder and no music. Sudden sounds are the thing you are trying to mask, so a recording without any of its own was the point.
does the rain keep playing during the break
Yes. The rain continues through the 5-minute short break and the 15-minute long break, so you do not get a jolt of silence when a block ends. Only the chime marks the change.
why does rain help some people focus
Steady rain has a broad, gentle spectrum close to pink noise, so it hides small sounds without drawing attention itself. The calm association helps too. Evidence on noise and productivity is mixed, so treat it as a preference rather than a method.