Your Shopping Guide to the Best Rain Boots

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Though it seems like it was just yesterday we were giving you tips on how to stay cool during sweltering heat waves, we’re already preparing our wardrobes for stormy weather by stocking up on cozy layers, stylish umbrellas, and all-weather boots. If you haven’t grabbed a pair of rain boots yet and need a few suggestions, look no further because we’ve rounded up the very best rain boots on the internet.

From traditional rubber knee-high styles to shearling-lined versions to sleek Chelsea boot styles, these are the rain boots you’ll want to wear for spring showers. And there’s everything from affordable pairs starting at just $30 to luxe designer styles you can wear season after season. Here, shop our picks.

Nicole Kliest
Freelance Contributor

Nicole Kliest is a freelance writer and editor based in New York City who focuses on fashion, travel, food, wine, and pretty much anything else that's amusing to write about. After graduating from Pepperdine University with a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing, she started her career back in 2010 as Who What Wear's photo editor and throughout the last decade has contributed to publications including Fashionista, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, The Zoe Report, PopSugar, Fodor's Travel, and several others. She also copywrites and has worked with clients such as Frame, Sea, 3x1, Intelligentsia, and others to develop brand voices through storytelling and creative marketing. She's very passionate about the ways we can improve our sustainability efforts in the fashion industry as well as cultivating content that's diverse and inclusive of all people. When she's not checking out the latest restaurant opening in her West Village neighborhood or riding her bicycle along the West Side Highway, she can be found scheming her next trip somewhere around the world. (Up next is Vienna.)