WeatherAPI

aid: weatherapi
name: WeatherAPI
description: >-
  WeatherAPI.com provides real-time, forecast, historical, marine, future, astronomy, air quality,
  pollen, sports, IP lookup, time zone, and geolocation data via a JSON/XML REST API. Trusted by
  850,000+ developers worldwide with an average ~200ms response time.
url: https://www.weatherapi.com/
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-05-28'
modified: '2026-05-28'
x-source: public-apis/public-apis
x-category: Weather
x-tier: 2
x-tier-reason: full-pipeline-enrichment-with-official-openapi
x-type: company

tags:
  - Weather
  - Forecast
  - History
  - Marine
  - Astronomy
  - Geolocation
  - Sports
  - Alerts
  - Public APIs

apis:
  - name: WeatherAPI
    description: >-
      Real-time, forecast (up to 14 days, 300-day future tier), historical (since 2010), marine,
      astronomy, IP lookup, time zone, sports, and weather-alerts API. Single API key auth via the
      `key` query parameter. JSON and XML response formats.
    humanURL: https://www.weatherapi.com/
    baseURL: https://api.weatherapi.com/v1
    tags:
      - Weather
      - Forecast
      - History
      - Marine
      - Astronomy
      - Geolocation
      - Sports
      - Alerts
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.weatherapi.com/docs/
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.weatherapi.com/docs/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/weatherapi-openapi-original.yml
      - type: APIExplorer
        url: https://www.weatherapi.com/api-explorer.aspx
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://www.weatherapi.com/docs/#intro-authentication
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/weatherapicom/python
        title: Python SDK
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/weatherapicom/javascript
        title: JavaScript SDK
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/weatherapicom/php
        title: PHP SDK
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/weatherapicom/java
        title: Java SDK
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/weatherapicom/csharp
        title: C# SDK
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/weatherapicom/go
        title: Go SDK
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/weatherapicom/android
        title: Android SDK
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/weatherapicom/weatherapi-Net-Standard
        title: .NET Standard SDK
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/weatherapicom/weatherapi-iOS
        title: iOS SDK
      - type: CodeExamples
        url: https://github.com/weatherapicom/weatherapi-examples
        title: Multi-language Examples
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/weatherapi-weather.yaml
        title: WeatherAPI — Weather
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/weatherapi-history.yaml
        title: WeatherAPI — History
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/weatherapi-future.yaml
        title: WeatherAPI — Future
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/weatherapi-marine.yaml
        title: WeatherAPI — Marine
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/weatherapi-alerts.yaml
        title: WeatherAPI — Alerts
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/weatherapi-geo.yaml
        title: WeatherAPI — Geo
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/weatherapi-sports.yaml
        title: WeatherAPI — Sports

common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.weatherapi.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.weatherapi.com/docs/
  - type: Portal
    url: https://www.weatherapi.com/my/
  - type: SignUp
    url: https://www.weatherapi.com/signup.aspx
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.weatherapi.com/pricing.aspx
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.weatherapi.com/terms.aspx
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.weatherapi.com/privacy.aspx
  - type: Support
    url: https://www.weatherapi.com/contact.aspx
  - type: Blog
    url: https://blog.weatherapi.com/
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/weatherapicom
  - type: PublicAPIsListing
    url: https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis
  - type: Tools
    url: https://github.com/weatherapicom/weatherapi-mcp
    title: MCP Server (Official)
  - type: Tools
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/weatherapi-mcp
    title: weatherapi-mcp on npm
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/weatherapi-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/weatherapi-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/weatherapi-finops.yml
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/weatherapi-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/weatherapi-vocabulary.yml
  - type: JSON-LD
    url: json-ld/weatherapi-context.jsonld
  - type: Features
    data:
      - name: Real-time Weather
        description: Current conditions refreshed every 10–15 minutes for any global location.
      - name: 14-Day Forecast
        description: Daily and hourly forecast covering up to 14 days ahead (15-minute interval on Enterprise).
      - name: Historical Weather
        description: Past weather data from January 1, 2010 onwards.
      - name: Future Weather
        description: Long-range forecasts from 14 to 300 days ahead (Pro+ and above).
      - name: Marine Weather
        description: Wave height, swell direction, and tide tables for coastal and ocean locations.
      - name: Astronomy
        description: Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, moon phase, and illumination.
      - name: Air Quality and Pollen
        description: US EPA and UK DEFRA indices plus pollen data with current and forecast endpoints.
      - name: Weather Alerts
        description: Government-issued warnings worldwide (USA, UK, Europe, and global).
      - name: Sports Events
        description: Upcoming football, cricket, and golf events tied to a location.
      - name: Geo Services
        description: Location search/autocomplete, IP lookup, and time zone resolution.
      - name: Bulk Requests
        description: POST /current.json#bulk accepts up to 50 locations per call (Pro+ and above).
      - name: Multilingual Conditions
        description: Condition descriptions in 40+ languages via the `lang` parameter.
      - name: JSON and XML Responses
        description: Every endpoint supports `.json` and `.xml` response variants.
      - name: Official MCP Server
        description: Drop-in Model Context Protocol server for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other agents.
  - type: UseCases
    data:
      - name: Consumer Weather Apps
        description: Power mobile and web weather apps with global coverage and 200ms response times.
      - name: Travel & Trip Planning
        description: Show forecast, alerts, marine, and astronomy data for trip destinations.
      - name: Logistics & Fleet Routing
        description: Avoid weather disruptions on routes using forecast and alerts endpoints.
      - name: Smart Home & IoT
        description: Drive thermostats, sprinklers, and shades from real-time and forecast data.
      - name: Agriculture
        description: Use rainfall, evapotranspiration, and forecast data to plan irrigation and harvest.
      - name: Energy Forecasting
        description: Solar irradiance, wind, and temperature inputs for renewable-energy generation models.
      - name: Insurance & Risk
        description: Historical archives for claims investigation and parametric weather insurance.
      - name: Sports & Events
        description: Schedule outdoor events around forecast windows and alerts.
      - name: Maritime & Shipping
        description: Wave, swell, and tide data for coastal and ocean operations.
      - name: AI Agents
        description: Give Claude and other LLM agents live weather context via the official MCP server.
  - type: Integrations
    data:
      - name: Claude Desktop
        description: Drop-in MCP server (weatherapi-mcp) registered in claude_desktop_config.json.
      - name: Cursor
        description: MCP integration via .cursor/mcp.json.
      - name: Microcks
        description: OpenAPI spec carries `x-microcks-operation` extensions for one-command mocking.
      - name: SwaggerHub
        description: Spec is also published on SwaggerHub under WeatherAPI.com / WeatherAPI.
      - name: WeatherAI.io
        description: Sibling product providing AI-summarised weather narrative.
      - name: Miing.com
        description: Sibling product for air-quality analytics.
      - name: Azuce.com
        description: Sibling product for solar forecasting.
  - type: Solutions
    data:
      - name: Free Tier
        description: 100K calls/month, 3-day forecast, 1-day history — for evaluation and hobby use.
      - name: Starter ($7/mo)
        description: 3M calls/month, 7-day forecast and history — small production workloads.
      - name: Pro+ ($25/mo)
        description: 5M calls/month, marine weather, bulk requests, 365-day rolling history.
      - name: Business ($65/mo)
        description: 10M calls/month, 14-day forecast, marine with tides, IP allow/block lists, 99.9% SLA.
      - name: Enterprise (custom)
        description: 15-minute intervals, full historical archives, 100% uptime SLA with contract.

maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]