Pricing

We provide weather data through automated easy-to-work self-service subscriptions for independent onboarding and integration. They operate under standard public terms with mandatory visible attribution to OpenWeather, and include technical support via our Support Centre.

Procurement documentation, negotiated agreements, and the account support are not included. For contract-based licensing and enterprise-grade delivery, please refer to our Enterprise Solutions.

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

Startup

Small apps

Developer

Growing apps

Professional

Production use

Expert

High-volume use

Price per month

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3,000

30,000

100,000

API Calls/Month

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1B

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Service

License Type

Availability

95%

99,5%

99,5%

99,9%

Weather Data Update Frequency

Every 2 hrs or less

Every 1 hrs or less

Every 10 min or less

Every 10 min or less

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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    /month

  • 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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  • 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 45+ years of historical solar irradiance data for any location worldwide via bulk access.

    Key features:

    • Data available for 45+ 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.

Enterprise

Enterprise service is delivered under a separate commercial license (not ODbL), offering predictable commercial terms, enterprise-grade delivery, and licensing aligned with corporate procurement and compliance.

  • Enterprise

    Enterprise

    Vast weather data collection, formal procurement, negotiated contracts, and controlled commercial use of weather dataExplore the licenseOpen FAQ

    £3,000 (base subscription)

    Per month

    • Data included

      • Current weather observations (temperature, pressure, wind, precipitation, clouds, visibility)
      • Hourly and daily forecasts (short-, medium-, and long-range)
      • Historical weather data and archives
      • Derived parameters (feels-like, heat index, UV index, weather codes)
      • Optional datasets by agreement (air quality, solar radiation, environmental data)
    • Technical features

      • REST APIs optimised for automated systems and backend services
      • Preset bulks and custom request volumes, throughput, and concurrency
      • Stable, versioned data schemas
      • Global coverage with low-latency delivery
      • No consumer plan throttling or limits
      • High capacity (up to 200,000 calls/minute; 5B calls/month total)
      • 99.9% uptime guarantee
      • Historical data subject to licence terms
    • Commercial & procurement

      • Enterprise commercial licence
      • Contractual service terms and SLA options
      • Long-term availability and pricing stability
      • Dedicated enterprise support
    • Customisation and extensions

      Additional data products, higher usage volumes, and bespoke requirements are available as extensions to an active Enterprise subscription and are priced separately. Extensions cannot be purchased independently.

Free Weather API access