OpenWeather API by OpenWeather
Current weather, forecasts, air pollution, weather maps and geocoding API.
＋ Build a stack with OpenWeather API Website Official pricing
Price
$1.5 / 1k requests
free tier, plans from $40/mo
Free tier
Yes
60 API calls/minute, 1,000,000 calls/month (Current...
SDK downloads
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no official SDK package
Status
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no public status page
Pricing
| Free tier | 60 API calls/minute, 1,000,000 calls/month (Current Weather, 3-hour Forecast, Air Pollution, Weather Maps, Geocoding) |
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| Cheapest paid plan | $40 a month |
| Usage price | One Call 4.0: first 1,000 API calls per day free, each additional call 0.0015 USD; Startup plan 40 USD/month (600 calls/minute, 10M calls/month) |
| Good to know | One Call API 3.0 is marked deprecated on the pricing page; One Call 4.0 is pay-per-call. per_1k derived from the 0.0015 USD per-call One Call price. |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 10, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | Community servers only |
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