OpenWeather offers two ways to work with us: self-service plans for developers, development teams, and businesses building with our APIs, with invoicing available where needed and attribution required under standard terms; and Enterprise, a contract-based service for organisations requiring a broader service model and tailored commercial terms.
All-in-one Weather API One Call 3.0
The most complete OpenWeather API that combines real-time, forecast, historical, and alert data into a single request.
One Call 3.0 weather API
One Call 3.0
pay-per-call
First 1,000 API calls
per day are FREE
Each additional call costs ...What’s included in one call
- Current weather (updated every minute)
- 1-minute forecast (next hour)
- Hourly forecast (48 hours)
- 8-day daily forecast
- Historical data (up to 47+ years back)
- Government weather alerts
Built for Developers
- Global coverage via latitude & longitude
- Simple RESTful API
- Flexible JSON output
- Dynamic exclusions to reduce response size
Weather API plans
Subscriptions Choose the plan aligned with your project scope, usage volume, and development needs |
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API Calls/Minute | 600 | 3,000 | 30,000 | 100,000 |
API Calls/Month | 10M | 100M | 1B | 3B |
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Availability | 95% | 99,5% | 99,5% | 99,9% |
Weather Data Update Frequency | Every 2 hrs | Every 1 hr | Every 10 min | Every 10 min |
APIs
History bulk
Download up to 47+ years back historical weather data for any location worldwide.
Key features:
- Data available from January 1, 1979
- Global coverage (any coordinates)
- Hourly data resolution
- Available in CSV and JSON formats
Ideal for long-term analysis, climate research, modelling, and data-driven forecasting.
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History forecast bulk
Access archived 16-day forecasts exactly as they were issued for any location worldwide.
Key features:
- Data available from October 7, 2017
- Global coverage (any coordinates)
- Archive of previously generated 16-day forecasts
- Available in CSV and JSON formats
Ideal for forecast verification, model validation, and performance analysis.
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/location
Global Precipitation Maps (history and forecast)
Radar-based maps providing highly precise precipitation data for any location worldwide.
Key features:
- Global coverage
- Current precipitation data
- Short-term forecast:
- Up to 6 hours for the US
- Up to 2 hours for other regions
- Historical data: last 2 days with 10-minute frequency
- Designed for real-time monitoring and high-resolution visualization
Ideal for flood monitoring, transport operations, outdoor planning, and weather-sensitive decision-making.
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Weather Maps 2.0 1-hour
Access hourly updated global weather map layers for visualization and monitoring applications.
Key features:
- Hourly forecast map layers
- Parameters including temperature, precipitation, clouds, pressure, wind, and more
- Global coverage
- Tile-based map format for easy integration
- Designed for web and mobile weather map visualization
Ideal for building interactive weather maps, dashboards, and geospatial monitoring tools.
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Solar Irradiance API
Access real-time and forecasted solar irradiance data for any location worldwide.
Key features:
- Current and 16-day solar irradiance forecasts
- GHI, DNI, and DHI indices
- Clear-sky and cloudy-sky models
- Global coverage by geographic coordinates
- Pay-as-you-call
- Delivered via API in JSON format
Ideal for solar energy monitoring, system optimization, and performance forecasting.
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/API call
Solar Panel Energy Prediction
Estimate solar power generation and panel performance for any location worldwide using advanced weather and irradiance models.
Key features:
- Solar energy production forecasts based on panel configuration
- Support for tilt angle, orientation, and system parameters
- Current conditions and forecast-based energy output
- Global coverage by geographic coordinates
- Delivered via API in JSON format
Ideal for solar project planning, system optimization, and performance forecasting.
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/month per location
Wind service
Accurate wind speed and direction data for any location worldwide, available for hub heights between 10 and 500 meters.
Key features:
- Wind data at custom heights (10–500 m)
- Current conditions and 16-day forecasts
- High-resolution time steps (hourly or 15-minute)
- Global coverage by coordinates
- Flexible delivery options (API, bulk, S3, FTP, dashboard)
Ideal for wind energy assessment, turbine optimization, and wind-sensitive operations.
Solar Irradiance History Bulk
Download 47+ years of historical solar irradiance data for any location worldwide via bulk access.
Key features:
- Data available for 47+ years back
- 15-minute and 1-hour resolution
- GHI, DNI, DHI indices
- Clear-sky and cloudy-sky models
- Available by geographic point (lat/lon coordinates)
Ideal for solar energy modelling, performance assessment, and long-term resource analysis.
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/location for 47+ years archive
Solar Irradiance History Forecast Bulk
Download an archive of previously generated 16-day solar irradiance forecasts for any location worldwide.
Key features:
- Historical forecasts available from April 2017 onward
- 16-day forecast archive with 1-hour resolution (15-minute step available on request)
- Includes clear-sky and cloudy-sky solar irradiance forecasts
- Global coverage by coordinates
- Exportable in CSV and JSON formatsAccess to the full archive by request
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/location (3 years archive)
Road Risk API
Access real-time and forecasted road weather risk data for any location worldwide to support safer and more efficient transport operations.
Key features:
- Current and forecast road risk conditions
- Risk indicators based on weather parameters (e.g., temperature, precipitation, wind, visibility, national alerts, etc.)
- Global coverage by geographic coordinates
- Designed for route planning and fleet management systems
- Delivered via API in JSON format
Ideal for logistics, fleet operators, navigation platforms, and weather-sensitive transportation services.
Fire Weather Index
Advanced fire danger assessment data to support wildfire prevention, monitoring, and risk management.
Key features:
- Fire risk index based on weather conditions
- Current data and forecast availability
- High-resolution coverage by geographic coordinates
- Designed for environmental monitoring and emergency planning
- Delivered via Index API and Fire Weather Index Maps
Ideal for forestry services, environmental agencies, insurers, and risk management platforms.
AgroMonitoring
A professional agricultural intelligence platform delivering satellite-based crop and field monitoring data worldwide.
Key features:
- Vegetation indices (NDVI, EVI, NDWI, DSWI, NRI, and more)
- Soil temperature and soil moisture data
- Weather-based agricultural insights
- Historical and forecast data integration
- Field-level monitoring by polygon or coordinates
Ideal for precision agriculture, farm management, agribusiness analytics, and yield optimization.
For Enterprise Organisations
Enterprise Service
For organisations that require more than standard self-service access, OpenWeather Enterprise provides a contract-based service with broader licensing, procurement support, tailored commercial terms, and enterprise-grade delivery.
Free Weather API access
Free for everyone
Current weather
and forecasts
- 60 API calls/minute, 1,000,000 calls/month
- Current Weather API
- 3-hour Forecast (5 days)
- Air Pollution API
- Weather Maps (15 layers)
- Geocoding API
Free for students
Current, Forecast
and Historical data