Best Weather APIs — Compared

Real benchmark data updated every 5 minutes from 3 global regions.

API Pricing Features Auth Action
OpenWeatherMap
openweathermap
Free — Free
Startup — $9/mo
Pro — $49/mo
  • ✓ 5-day forecast
  • ✓ historical data (paid)
  • ✓ air pollution
  • +2 more
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WeatherAPI
weatherapi
Free — Free
Pro — $15/mo
Enterprise — $99/mo
  • ✓ 14-day forecast
  • ✓ historical (30d free)
  • ✓ astronomy
  • +2 more
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Weather.gov (NWS)
weather-gov
Free — Free
  • ✓ US only
  • ✓ no API key needed
  • ✓ official NWS data
  • +2 more
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