Google Weather API (Google Maps Platform)

Best for: Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call; Regulated or enterprise workloads - compliance attestations and an enterprise plan; AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt)

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  50 / 100
  Agent friendliness
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  100 / 100
  Pricing transparency
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  70 / 100
  Setup speed
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  35 / 100
  Docs quality
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  100 / 100
  Procurement ease
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  75 / 100
  Trust readiness

Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fields (pricing, compliance, capabilities, docs and developer-surface signals) - not from reviews or paid placement. Each axis is 0-100; an unknown signal scores 0 for that axis. Procurement ease is the inverse of buying friction (higher = easier to adopt).

Pricing model

Usage-based [2]developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/overview“Google Maps Platform uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model, which means that each Google Maps Core Service price is determined on a cost per billable event for each service you use.”developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/pricing“Weather Usage 9DB8-727A-ACFE”

Published pricing

✓ Yes [3]developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/pricing“Weather Usage 9DB8-727A-ACFE … 10,000 [free] … $0.15 [per 1,000 events for 10,001–100,000]”

Free tier

✓ Yes [4]developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/usage-and-billing“Try out the Weather API at no cost with a Maps Demo Key—no billing information required.”developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/pricing“Weather Usage 9DB8-727A-ACFE … 10,000 [free monthly events]”

Free tier details

10,000 free Weather Usage billable events per month (recurring, production-usable). A Maps Demo Key is also available for testing at no cost without billing information, but is not for production use.

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes [5]developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/usage-and-billing“To use the Weather API, you must enable billing on each of your projects and include an API key or OAuth token with all API or SDK requests.”developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/get-api-key“Configure an API key or OAuth to make an authenticated API request.”

Requires sales call

✗ No [6]developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/get-api-key“The Maps Demo Key is a no-cost feature that lets you start prototyping with the Weather API without entering billing information.”

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [7]developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/subscriptions“Google offers three subscription tiers: Starter at $100/month (50,000 calls), Essentials at $275/month (100,000 calls), and Pro at $1,200/month (250,000 calls).”mapsplatform.google.com/contact-us/“Fill out the form, including details about your next project (or business goals), and we'll be in touch shortly.”

• Forecast
• Historical data
• Severe-weather alerts

Supported actions

currentConditions.lookup, forecast.days.lookup, forecast.hours.lookup, history.hours.lookup, publicAlerts.lookup, mapTypes.mapTiles.lookup (experimental) [8]developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/weather-map“This product or feature is Experimental (pre-GA). Pre-GA products and features might have limited support, and changes to pre-GA products and features might not be compatible with other pre-GA versions.”developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/reference/rest“GET /v1/currentConditions:lookup … GET /v1/forecast/days:lookup … GET /v1/forecast/hours:lookup … GET /v1/history/hours:lookup … GET /v1/publicAlerts:lookup”

Regions

Global - most countries supported for current conditions, hourly/daily forecast, and hourly history, Japan and Korea: weather alerts only (current conditions, forecast, history not supported), China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria: no coverage, Remote locations (open oceans, deserts, mountain peaks): no coverage (returns 404) [9]developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/faq“The Weather API supports all countries globally except Japan, Korea, and prohibited territories. For populated areas specifically: we are supporting populated areas (excluding remote locations such as the middle of the ocean, deserts, and mountain tops).”developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/coverage“Supported coverage is indicated by a '⬤' symbol, while unsupported coverage is indicated by a '—' symbol.”

Languages

English (default), Multiple languages via languageCode parameter (applies to alert title field; unsupported codes fall back to English) [10]developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/weather-alerts“To request weather alert information, send an HTTP GET request to: https://weather.googleapis.com/v1/publicAlerts:lookup?key=YOUR_API_KEY&location.latitude=LATITUDE&location.longitude=LONGITUDE&languageCode=LANGUAGE_CODE”

Input types

lat/lon coordinates [11]developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/current-conditions“Include the latitude and longitude coordinates of the location in your request URL parameters.”developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/hourly-forecast“The request requires latitude and longitude coordinates of the location in your request URL parameters.”

Output types

JSON, raster map tiles (experimental weather maps) [12]developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/reference/rest“Returns the current weather conditions at a given location.”developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/weather-map“The response is binary. The JSON wrapper only appears under specific serialization settings, such as `?alt=json`.”

Webhooks

✗ No

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No

SDK languages

Unknown

MCP server

✓ Yes [13]developers.google.com/maps/ai/grounding-lite/reference/mcp“The Maps Grounding Lite API MCP server has the following global MCP endpoint: https://mapstools.googleapis.com/mcp”developers.google.com/maps/ai/grounding-lite/reference/mcp/lookup_weather“Retrieves comprehensive weather data including current conditions, hourly, and daily forecasts.”

SOC 2

SOC 2 Type II [14]mapsplatform.google.com/resources/trust-center/soc-2/“Google Maps Platform undergoes a regular third-party audit to certify individual products against this standard.”mapsplatform.google.com/resources/blog/new-iso-27001-and-soc-security-certifications-google-maps-platform/“We now have ISO 27001, SOC 2 and SOC 3 security certifications for 25 Google Maps Platform products.”

HIPAA

✗ No

GDPR

✓ Yes [15]mapsplatform.google.com/resources/trust-center/gdpr/“Google commits in contracts to comply with the GDPR in relation to our processing of data in all Google Maps Platform services”developers.google.com/maps/security/compliance/security-compliance“our SOC 2 and SOC 3 reports are available to our customers.”

ISO 27001

✓ Yes [16]mapsplatform.google.com/resources/blog/new-iso-27001-and-soc-security-certifications-google-maps-platform/“Google Maps Platform and our Common Infrastructure are now certified as ISO/IEC 27001 compliant.”developers.google.com/maps/security/compliance/security-compliance“ISO / IEC 27001 (Information Security Management) is listed among key international standards that Google Maps Platform is audited against.”

PCI DSS

✗ No

Published SLA

✓ Yes [17]cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms/sla“Google will use reasonable commercial efforts to provide to Customer a Monthly Uptime Percentage of at least 99.9% for each Covered Service (the "Service Level Objective" or "SLO").”

Rate limits

6,000 queries per minute (QPM) default quota per project; adjustable via Google Cloud Console [18]developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/faq“For the Weather API, there is a default rate limit of 6,000 queries per minute.”developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/faq“Bulk data is not available. You can query Weather API within the quota (6,000 QPM)”

Known restrictions

Bulk data export not available; users must query within quota, Caching of response data subject to Terms of Service restrictions (place IDs exempted), Attribution required: 'Powered by Google' and 'Source: Includes weather data from Google' must be displayed, Japan and Korea: only weather alerts supported; current conditions, forecast, and history unavailable, China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria: no coverage, Remote locations (open oceans, deserts, mountain peaks) return 404 for unsupported coordinates, Maps Demo Key not for production use, Historical data limited to 24 hours; hourly forecast limited to 240 hours; daily forecast limited to 10 days, Weather maps endpoint (mapTypes) is experimental/pre-GA and may change or have limited support [19]developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/policies“If you use data or display imagery from the Weather API, you must include the following attribution on or next to the data or imagery used: 'Source: Includes weather data from Google'”developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/get-api-key“The Maps Demo Key is intended for testing and prototyping purposes only, and is not designed for production use.”developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/faq“Bulk data is not available. You can query Weather API within the quota (6,000 QPM) … The Weather API supports all countries globally except Japan, Korea, and prohibited territories.”

• Docs
• API reference

Docs rendering: static

API style

rest

Base URL

https://weather.googleapis.com/v1

Version

v1

Versioning

url

Stability

ga

Auth methods

api_key, oauth2

Idempotency keys

✗ No

Error format

vendor-specific

Rate limit

6000 / minute

• Auth docs
• Quickstart
• MCP server
• Deprecation policy

Launched

2025-04-08

GA

2025-06-30

Notable customers

L'Oréal

• OpenWeather

  "Build smarter, plan better with the world's most flexible weather data platform"

  Hybrid · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Visual Crossing Weather API

  "The World's Most Comprehensive Weather API for Businesses and Developers."

  Hybrid · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• WeatherAPI.com

  "The ultimate weather and geolocation API trusted by 850,000+ users worldwide"

  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Meteosource

  "Real-time, forecast & historical accurate data" provided through a Global Weather API leveraging machine learning models for "best-in-class accuracy."

  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Open-Meteo

  "An open-source weather API that offers free access for non-commercial use - no API key required, 30+ weather models, historical data from 1940."

  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Weatherbit

  "The High Performance Weather API for All of Your Data Needs"

  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

Google Weather API (Google Maps Platform) alternatives · Google Weather API (Google Maps Platform) vs OpenWeather · All Weather APIs APIs

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2. ↑Pricing model: developers.google.com · developers.google.com
3. ↑Published pricing: developers.google.com
4. ↑Free tier: developers.google.com · developers.google.com
5. ↑Self-serve signup: developers.google.com · developers.google.com
6. ↑Requires sales call: developers.google.com
7. ↑Enterprise plan: developers.google.com · mapsplatform.google.com
8. ↑Supported actions: developers.google.com · developers.google.com
9. ↑Regions: developers.google.com · developers.google.com
10. ↑Languages: developers.google.com
11. ↑Input types: developers.google.com · developers.google.com
12. ↑Output types: developers.google.com · developers.google.com
13. ↑MCP server: developers.google.com · developers.google.com
14. ↑SOC 2: mapsplatform.google.com · mapsplatform.google.com
15. ↑GDPR: mapsplatform.google.com · developers.google.com
16. ↑ISO 27001: mapsplatform.google.com · developers.google.com
17. ↑Published SLA: cloud.google.com
18. ↑Rate limits: developers.google.com · developers.google.com
19. ↑Known restrictions: developers.google.com · developers.google.com · developers.google.com

Every field change, who made it, and when - from our audited data pipeline and editors.

1. 2026-06-15 Score Agent Friendliness: 30 → 50
2. 2026-06-15 Score Docs Quality: 15 → 35
3. 2026-06-14 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
4. 2026-06-14 API Reference URL: (none) → https://developers.google.com/workspace/docs/api/how-tos/overview?hl=fa
5. 2026-06-14 Has Structured Data: (none) → Yes
6. 2026-06-14 Capabilities: {} → {"forecast":true,"historical":true,"severe_alerts":true}
7. 2026-06-14 Summary Md: (none) → Google Weather API, part of Google Maps Platform, provides current conditions, …
8. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: 0 → 15
9. 2026-06-14 Rendering: (none) → static
10. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: (none) → No
11. 2026-06-14 Docs URL: (none) → https://developers.google.com/docs
12. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 30
13. 2026-06-14 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
14. 2026-06-14 Best For: (none) → Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call, Regulated or enter…
15. 2026-06-14 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 75
16. 2026-06-14 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 100
17. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 0
18. 2026-06-14 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 70
19. 2026-06-14 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 100
20. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Details: set to 10,000 free Weather Usage billable events per month (recurring, production-usab…
21. 2026-06-14 Self Serve Signup: set to Yes
22. 2026-06-14 Requires Sales Call: set to No
23. 2026-06-14 Enterprise Plan Available: set to Yes
24. 2026-06-14 SOC 2: set to type_2
25. 2026-06-14 HIPAA: set to No
26. 2026-06-14 GDPR: set to Yes
27. 2026-06-14 ISO 27001: set to Yes
28. 2026-06-14 PCI DSS: set to No
29. 2026-06-14 SLA Published: set to Yes
30. 2026-06-14 SLA URL: set to https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms/sla
31. 2026-06-14 Documented Rate Limits: set to 6,000 queries per minute (QPM) default quota per project; adjustable via Google…
32. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Requests: set to 6000
33. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Window: set to minute
34. 2026-06-14 Known Restrictions: set to Bulk data export not available; users must query within quota, Caching of respo…
35. 2026-06-14 Auth Methods: set to api_key, oauth2
36. 2026-06-14 Auth Docs URL: set to https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/get-api-key
37. 2026-06-14 API Style: set to rest
38. 2026-06-14 Base URL: set to https://weather.googleapis.com/v1
39. 2026-06-14 API Version: set to v1
40. 2026-06-14 Versioning Scheme: set to url
41. 2026-06-14 Stability: set to ga
42. 2026-06-14 Deprecation Policy URL: set to https://developers.google.com/maps/deprecations
43. 2026-06-14 MCP URL: set to https://mapstools.googleapis.com/mcp
44. 2026-06-14 Quickstart URL: set to https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/weather/get-api-key
45. 2026-06-14 Idempotency Supported: set to No
46. 2026-06-14 Error Format: set to vendor-specific
47. 2026-06-14 Requires Verification: set to Yes
48. 2026-06-14 Slug: set to google-weather
49. 2026-06-14 Price Basis: set to 1,000 calls
50. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Limit: set to 10,000 calls/month

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