Skyrim Rainy Cities ⛈️ | Riften, Whiterun, Solitude & More | Sleep, Study & Focus | 5 Hours
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A journey through Skyrim's cities on a rainy day and night — Riften, Whiterun, Falkreath, Markarth, Morthal, and Solitude, each captured in both daylight and after dark. Rain falls steadily across every location, with rolling thunder and lightning in some, paired with the Skyrim soundtrack for deep sleep, studying, and focus.
Morthal, the smallest and most remote of these cities, sits on the edge of a vast, festering swamp shrouded in near-constant fog. Local legend tells of the Pale Lady — a ghostly woman said to wander the marshes at night, forever searching for a daughter she lost, taking any wandering child who strays too close to home. It's the kind of story that makes the rain and fog here feel just a little heavier than anywhere else on this journey.
Whether you're looking for Skyrim rain ambience, a rainy night in Riften or Solitude, or a calming journey through Skyrim's cities to study or fall asleep to, this video is built for hours of immersive, uninterrupted listening.
Only got a shorter window tonight? The 3-hour edition takes you through the same rain-soaked cities without running as long: Skyrim Rainy Cities ⛈️ | Riften, Whiterun,...
✦ 5 hours of Skyrim rainy city ambience
✦ Riften, Whiterun, Falkreath, Markarth, Morthal, and Solitude
✦ Day and night timelapses across multiple locations
✦ Thunder and lightning in select scenes
✦ Five hours edges past three full 90-minute sleep cycles, landing close to that natural rhythm rather than cutting off mid-cycle
✦ A genuinely solid stretch of overnight sleep, or an uninterrupted work session across the rain-soaked cities
Five hours is a deliberate length, not an arbitrary one. It lines up with just over three full 90-minute sleep cycles — the natural rhythm the brain moves through during real sleep — making it long enough to carry someone through a genuine, restorative stretch of rest rather than cutting off mid-cycle, which is what tends to cause that groggy, unrested feeling even after sleeping for a while. It's also a real, practical fit for anyone using this specifically as background focus during a long work block or an extended study session, where five hours covers a substantial chunk of an actual workday without needing to restart the video partway through.
🎧 Best experienced with headphones or speakers in a quiet space.
All footage in this video was personally recorded by me during gameplay. Editing includes smoothed transitions between clips, audio balancing and level adjustments, and all on-screen text and graphics.
Music from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, composed by Jeremy Soule. Used under Bethesda's published Fan Content Policy, which permits monetized fan tribute videos using assets from their games: https://bethesda.net/en/article/3XrnH...
Full Tracklist:
Loop 1
0:00 Before the Storm
1:09 Dragonsreach
3:32 Solitude
5:44 Sky Above, Voice Within
9:43 Secunda
11:48 From Past to Present
16:54 Masser
23:01 Kyne's Peace
26:52 Distant Horizons
30:48 The Streets of Whiterun
34:54 Far Horizons
40:28 Dawn
44:28 Aurora
51:51 Under an Ancient Sun
55:35 Journey's End
59:45 The City Gates
1:03:33 Standing Stones
Loop 2
1:10:12 Before the Storm
1:11:21 Dragonsreach
1:13:44 Solitude
1:15:56 Sky Above, Voice Within
1:19:55 Secunda
1:22:00 From Past to Present
1:27:06 Masser
1:33:13 Kyne's Peace
1:37:04 Distant Horizons
1:41:00 The Streets of Whiterun
1:45:06 Far Horizons
1:50:40 Dawn
1:54:40 Aurora
2:02:03 Under an Ancient Sun
2:05:47 Journey's End
2:09:57 The City Gates
2:13:45 Standing Stones
Loop 3
2:20:24 Before the Storm
2:21:33 Dragonsreach
2:23:56 Solitude
2:26:08 Sky Above, Voice Within
2:30:07 Secunda
2:32:12 From Past to Present
2:37:18 Masser
2:43:25 Kyne's Peace
2:47:16 Distant Horizons
2:51:12 The Streets of Whiterun
2:55:18 Far Horizons
3:00:52 Dawn
3:04:52 Aurora
3:12:15 Under an Ancient Sun
3:15:59 Journey's End
3:20:09 The City Gates
3:23:57 Standing Stones
Loop 4
3:30:36 Before the Storm
3:31:45 Dragonsreach
3:34:08 Solitude
3:36:20 Sky Above, Voice Within
3:40:19 Secunda
3:42:24 From Past to Present
3:47:30 Masser
3:53:37 Kyne's Peace
3:57:28 Distant Horizons
4:01:24 The Streets of Whiterun
4:05:30 Far Horizons
4:11:04 Dawn
4:15:04 Aurora
4:22:27 Under an Ancient Sun
4:26:11 Journey's End
4:30:21 The City Gates
4:34:09 Standing Stones
Loop 5
4:40:48 Before the Storm
4:41:57 Dragonsreach
4:44:20 Solitude
4:46:32 Sky Above, Voice Within
4:50:31 Secunda
4:52:36 From Past to Present
4:57:42 Masser
5:03:49 Kyne's Peace
5:07:40 Distant Horizons
5:11:36 The Streets of Whiterun
5:15:42 Far Horizons
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Skyrim Rainy Cities ⛈️ | Riften, Whiterun, Solitude & More | Sleep, Study & Focus | 5 Hours
Interstitial
213,310 views
A journey through Skyrim's cities on a rainy day and night — Riften, Whiterun, Falkreath, Markarth, Morthal, and Solitude, each captured in both daylight and after dark. Rain falls steadily across every location, with rolling thunder and lightning in some, paired with the Skyrim soundtrack for deep sleep, studying, and focus.
Morthal, the smallest and most remote of these cities, sits on the edge of a vast, festering swamp shrouded in near-constant fog. Local legend tells of the Pale Lady — a ghostly woman said to wander the marshes at night, forever searching for a daughter she lost, taking any wandering child who strays too close to home. It's the kind of story that makes the rain and fog here feel just a little heavier than anywhere else on this journey.
Whether you're looking for Skyrim rain ambience, a rainy night in Riften or Solitude, or a calming journey through Skyrim's cities to study or fall asleep to, this video is built for hours of immersive, uninterrupted listening.
Only got a shorter window tonight? The 3-hour edition takes you through the same rain-soaked cities without running as long: Skyrim Rainy Cities ⛈️ | Riften, Whiterun,...
✦ 5 hours of Skyrim rainy city ambience
✦ Riften, Whiterun, Falkreath, Markarth, Morthal, and Solitude
✦ Day and night timelapses across multiple locations
✦ Thunder and lightning in select scenes
✦ Five hours edges past three full 90-minute sleep cycles, landing close to that natural rhythm rather than cutting off mid-cycle
✦ A genuinely solid stretch of overnight sleep, or an uninterrupted work session across the rain-soaked cities
Five hours is a deliberate length, not an arbitrary one. It lines up with just over three full 90-minute sleep cycles — the natural rhythm the brain moves through during real sleep — making it long enough to carry someone through a genuine, restorative stretch of rest rather than cutting off mid-cycle, which is what tends to cause that groggy, unrested feeling even after sleeping for a while. It's also a real, practical fit for anyone using this specifically as background focus during a long work block or an extended study session, where five hours covers a substantial chunk of an actual workday without needing to restart the video partway through.
🎧 Best experienced with headphones or speakers in a quiet space.
All footage in this video was personally recorded by me during gameplay. Editing includes smoothed transitions between clips, audio balancing and level adjustments, and all on-screen text and graphics.
Music from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, composed by Jeremy Soule. Used under Bethesda's published Fan Content Policy, which permits monetized fan tribute videos using assets from their games: https://bethesda.net/en/article/3XrnH...
Full Tracklist:
Loop 1
0:00 Before the Storm
1:09 Dragonsreach
3:32 Solitude
5:44 Sky Above, Voice Within
9:43 Secunda
11:48 From Past to Present
16:54 Masser
23:01 Kyne's Peace
26:52 Distant Horizons
30:48 The Streets of Whiterun
34:54 Far Horizons
40:28 Dawn
44:28 Aurora
51:51 Under an Ancient Sun
55:35 Journey's End
59:45 The City Gates
1:03:33 Standing Stones
Loop 2
1:10:12 Before the Storm
1:11:21 Dragonsreach
1:13:44 Solitude
1:15:56 Sky Above, Voice Within
1:19:55 Secunda
1:22:00 From Past to Present
1:27:06 Masser
1:33:13 Kyne's Peace
1:37:04 Distant Horizons
1:41:00 The Streets of Whiterun
1:45:06 Far Horizons
1:50:40 Dawn
1:54:40 Aurora
2:02:03 Under an Ancient Sun
2:05:47 Journey's End
2:09:57 The City Gates
2:13:45 Standing Stones
Loop 3
2:20:24 Before the Storm
2:21:33 Dragonsreach
2:23:56 Solitude
2:26:08 Sky Above, Voice Within
2:30:07 Secunda
2:32:12 From Past to Present
2:37:18 Masser
2:43:25 Kyne's Peace
2:47:16 Distant Horizons
2:51:12 The Streets of Whiterun
2:55:18 Far Horizons
3:00:52 Dawn
3:04:52 Aurora
3:12:15 Under an Ancient Sun
3:15:59 Journey's End
3:20:09 The City Gates
3:23:57 Standing Stones
Loop 4
3:30:36 Before the Storm
3:31:45 Dragonsreach
3:34:08 Solitude
3:36:20 Sky Above, Voice Within
3:40:19 Secunda
3:42:24 From Past to Present
3:47:30 Masser
3:53:37 Kyne's Peace
3:57:28 Distant Horizons
4:01:24 The Streets of Whiterun
4:05:30 Far Horizons
4:11:04 Dawn
4:15:04 Aurora
4:22:27 Under an Ancient Sun
4:26:11 Journey's End
4:30:21 The City Gates
4:34:09 Standing Stones
Loop 5
4:40:48 Before the Storm
4:41:57 Dragonsreach
4:44:20 Solitude
4:46:32 Sky Above, Voice Within
4:50:31 Secunda
4:52:36 From Past to Present
4:57:42 Masser
5:03:49 Kyne's Peace
5:07:40 Distant Horizons
5:11:36 The Streets of Whiterun
5:15:42 Far Horizons
#skyrim #skyrimrain #rainambience #thunderstorm #sleepmusic #studymusic #elderscrolls #gamingambience #skyrimcities #interstitial
Tags:
skyrim, skyrim rain, skyrim rainy cities, skyrim towns, riften, whiterun, falkreath, markarth, morthal, solitude, rain and thunder, thunderstorm sounds, elder scrolls, sleep music, study music, focus music, jeremy soule music, rainy night skyrim, ambient rain sounds
If you're loving the rain, here is the link to my first rain series video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2I_1B8MDJU . And if cities are more your thing, Streets of Whiterun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uA3xd37eqY .