Rain rarely waits until you're home. A pram rain cover lives folded in the basket for weeks at a time and then earns its full price in one walk back from daycare, keeping your baby and everything in the seat dry while you get on with it.
Model-Matched or Universal
A cover made for your pram is cut to the shape of that hood and seat, so it seals at the edges without gaps and doesn't flap about in the wind. Match the model name and the generation when you order, since manufacturers change hood shapes between versions.
A universal pram rain cover fits across brands using elastic and toggles, which is the sensible choice for a secondhand pram, a second pram at the grandparents' place, or a bassinet you'll only use for a few months. Universal covers sit a little looser by design, and that's the trade you make for something that fits almost anything.
Keeping the Air Moving Underneath
A rain cover works by sealing the seat, which is exactly what you want in the rain and not what you want once the rain stops. The air underneath warms up quickly, so the covers worth buying have ventilation panels or mesh sections built in, and a clear window so you can see your baby without lifting anything.
Use it while it's actually raining and take it off once you're inside or under cover, particularly on a mild, humid day. Check on your baby the way you would anyway, and if the seat feels warm when you reach in, that's your cue to fold the cover away.
What Separates a Good One
The test is whether you can get it on one-handed in a hurry, because that's the situation you'll always be in. Covers that stay attached at the back and roll forward beat ones you have to fit from scratch in a downpour.
Look for a shape that clears the hood without sagging onto your baby, seams that are sealed rather than just stitched, and material heavy enough not to tear on the first snag. Zip or flap access lets you pass a snack in without taking the whole thing off. And check it folds small enough to live in the basket permanently, since a cover at home in a cupboard is no help at all.
Rain Cover Brands That Fit Australian Prams
Bugaboo makes the widest run here, including high performance covers cut for its older frames as well as the current ones.UPPAbaby calls its version a rain shield and makes separate ones for seats, bassinets and rumble seats.
Cybex andJoolz both cover their own ranges down to the individual seat.Thule andMountain Buggy handle the all-terrain end, andBritax Safe-n-Sound andVee Bee make the universal storm covers that fit almost anything. These are just some of the brands we carry.
Ready for Whatever the Sky Does
Rain is one kind of weather and rarely the only one you'll meet in a week. Sun, wind and a cold morning all ask something different of a pram. Our pram accessories range covers the rest, and these are the ones that tend to live in the basket alongside a rain cover:
- Pram Sun Covers
- Winter Accessories
- Footmuffs & Cocoons
- Pram Liners & Inserts
- Pram Organisers
- Pram Clips & Hooks
- Summer Accessories
- Pram Travel Bags
Bring your pram toAlexandria orMiranda, and we'll find the right fit, or order online and we'll send it out.

































































