Meteomatics Weather API

Best for: Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call; AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt); Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box

Avoid if: You need transparent pricing up front; You have strict compliance requirements

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  50 / 100
  Agent friendliness
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  15 / 100
  Pricing transparency
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  85 / 100
  Setup speed
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  Docs quality
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  Procurement ease
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  35 / 100
  Trust readiness

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Pricing model

Contact sales [2]meteomatics.com/en/weather-api/how-to-get-weather-api-key/“the Meteomatics Weather API is designed for business use only and is not intended for hobbyist or personal projects.”meteomatics.com/en/weather-api/how-to-get-weather-api-key/“Talk to an expert to discuss your requirements and set up an account.”

Published pricing

✗ No [3]meteomatics.com/en/weather-api/how-to-get-weather-api-key/“Talk to an expert to discuss your requirements and set up an account.”

Free tier

✓ Yes [4]medium.com/@androidcrypto/sign-up-for-a-meteomatics-free-basic-weather-api-account-30cddda41407“The API is for non-commercial = private projects only !”medium.com/@androidcrypto/sign-up-for-a-meteomatics-free-basic-weather-api-account-30cddda41407“10-day forecast in 1-hour temporal resolution for 15 basic weather parameters”

Free tier details

Free Basic account available for non-commercial/private projects only. Includes 15 basic weather parameters, 10-day forecast at 1-hour temporal resolution, 500 queries/day, 50 queries/minute, 10 queries in parallel. Self-serve signup via registration form. Commercial use requires a paid plan.

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes [5]meteomatics.com/en/weather-api/how-to-get-weather-api-key/“When you sign up to access the Weather API, you will receive a Weather API key in the form of your Meteomatics login credentials.”

Requires sales call

✓ Yes [6]meteomatics.com/en/weather-api/how-to-get-weather-api-key/“the Meteomatics Weather API is designed for business use only and is not intended for hobbyist or personal projects.”meteomatics.com/en/weather-api/how-to-get-weather-api-key/“Talk to an expert to discuss your requirements and set up an account.”

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [7]meteomatics.com/en/news/meteomatics-series-c-funding-22-million-dollars/“More than 600 companies, including Tesla, CVS Health, Swiss Re, McCain, NASA, Honda, Airbus, Stellantis, and UK Power Networks, rely on Meteomatics' high-resolution weather data to make critical business decisions.”meteomatics.com/en/service-level-agreement/“Meteomatics guarantees an uptime of 99,9% in respect to a period of 1 month”

• Forecast
• Historical data
• Severe-weather alerts
• Marine
• Air quality

Supported actions

time_series_data, grid_data, route_queries, polygon_queries, isolines_isobands, weather_station_data, weather_alerts, thunderstorm_tracking, weather_fronts, climate_scenarios, air_quality, marine_data, agricultural_parameters, energy_parameters, astronomical_data, health_indices, user_stats [8]meteomatics.com/en/api/request/advanced-requests/“It is possible to define a random polygon and get e.g. mean and maximum values of a parameter within that polygon.”meteomatics.com/en/api/request/advanced-requests/“Request weather data along a time/space dependent route as specified here.”meteomatics.com/en/api/request/advanced-requests/isolines/“The Meteomatics API allows to get automatically identified weather fronts. It distingushes between cold fronts, warm fronts, stationary fronts and upper-level fronts.”

Regions

global, Europe (EURO1k 1km native resolution), United States (US1k 1km native resolution) [9]meteomatics.com/en/weather-api/“Get the most accurate forecasts for Europe”meteomatics.com/en/api/request/optional-parameters/data-source/“MM-EURO1k: High-resolution model for Europe designed by Meteomatics”meteomatics.com/en/api/request/optional-parameters/data-source/“MM-US1k: High-resolution model for the United States of America, designed by Meteomatics”

Languages

English

Input types

latitude/longitude coordinates, multiple location lists, route (line) queries, polygon queries, ISO 8601 datetime with interval, natural language (via MCP) [10]meteomatics.com/en/api/request/advanced-requests/route-queries/“The route query allows you to query the weather along your travel route. You need to provide a list of times and a list of locations, both of the same length.”meteomatics.com/en/api/request/“A request can be constructed using the format: https://api.meteomatics.com/<validdatetime>/<parameters>/<location>/<format>?<optionals>”meteomatics.com/en/weather-api/“Connect to the Meteomatics MCP and request any weather data in plain language, without writing API calls or maintaining custom integrations.”

Output types

JSON, CSV, XML, PNG, WebP, GeoTIFF, NetCDF, HTML, HTML-Map [11]meteomatics.com/en/api/request/“A request can be constructed using the format: https://api.meteomatics.com/<validdatetime>/<parameters>/<location>/<format>?<optionals>”meteomatics.com/en/api/response/

Webhooks

✗ No [12]meteomatics.com/en/api/request/“According to the REST standard, data can be queried using HTTP-GET or HTTP-POST requests from api.meteomatics.com.”

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No [13]meteomatics.com/en/api/getting-started/“After you receive your login username and password, you can immediately start using and exploring the Weather API”

SDK languages

Python, Rust, R, Java, Kotlin, Julia, C++, Swift, PHP, Go [14]meteomatics.com/en/api/data-connectors/“We provide connectors for several programming languages and programs to simplify the integration of the data into existing workflows.”meteomatics.com/en/api/data-connectors/matlab/“This collection of samples codes shows how to retrieve historical weather model data with a single line of code, which allows you to compare the forecast skill of different weather models such as ECMWF, GFS, UK Met Office, etc.”meteomatics.com/en/api/data-connectors/python/“Meteomatics offers sample code and open source Python modules for the easy retrieval of any type of weather data.”

MCP server

✓ Yes [15]meteomatics.com/en/blog/how-to-use-the-meteomatics-mcp-with-an-ai-agent/“This feature is currently in beta. As such, not all functionalities of the Meteomatics API may be fully supported, and performance or availability may evolve over time.”meteomatics.com/en/api/data-connectors/mcp/“The Meteomatics MCP (Model Context Protocol) server allows AI agents to securely access Meteomatics weather data tools.”meteomatics.com/en/weather-api/“Connect to the Meteomatics MCP and request any weather data in plain language, without writing API calls or maintaining custom integrations.”

SOC 2

– Unknown

HIPAA

✗ No [16]meteomatics.com/en/privacy-policy/“We are generally subject to Swiss data protection law, which is why this privacy notice is primarily based on the Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG).”

GDPR

✓ Yes [17]meteomatics.com/en/privacy-policy/“However, it depends on the specific individual case whether the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or other data protection laws would be applicable.”meteomatics.com/en/privacy-policy/“we contractually oblige the recipient to comply with the applicable data protection laws and regulations (we use the revised standard contractual clauses of the European Commission)”

ISO 27001

– Unknown

PCI DSS

✗ No [18]meteomatics.com/en/service-level-agreement/

Published SLA

✓ Yes [19]meteomatics.com/en/service-level-agreement/“Meteomatics aims an uptime of 99% in respect to a period of 1 month”meteomatics.com/en/service-level-agreement/“Meteomatics guarantees an uptime of 99,9% in respect to a period of 1 month”

Rate limits

Free Basic account: 500 queries/day, 50 queries/minute, 10 queries in parallel. Commercial plan limits are contract-defined and checkable via /user_stats endpoint. [20]meteomatics.com/en/api/request/meta-requests/“You can check how many queries you already sent and how your limits are defined by calling https://api.meteomatics.com/user_stats”meteomatics.com/en/api/request/“https://api.meteomatics.com/user_stats or the JSON version at https://api.meteomatics.com/user_stats_json”

Known restrictions

Free Basic account is non-commercial (private projects only), Business API is designed for business use only, not hobbyist or personal projects (on commercial plans), Area requests require enabling the area request package, Climate projection data beyond one scenario requires purchasing 'model source option', OAuth tokens are valid for 3 hours only, Username/password in URL is explicitly not recommended, MCP server is currently in beta [21]meteomatics.com/en/weather-api/how-to-get-weather-api-key/“the Meteomatics Weather API is designed for business use only and is not intended for hobbyist or personal projects.”meteomatics.com/en/blog/how-to-use-the-meteomatics-mcp-with-an-ai-agent/“This feature is currently in beta. As such, not all functionalities of the Meteomatics API may be fully supported, and performance or availability may evolve over time.”meteomatics.com/en/api/request/api-requests-oauth-authentification/“The obtained token is valid for 2 hours and can be used to authenticate your queries”

Docs rendering: static

API style

rest

Base URL

https://api.meteomatics.com

Versioning

none

Stability

ga

Auth methods

basic, oauth2

Error format

vendor-specific

Rate limit

500 / day

SDKs

• Python meteomatics · repo
• Rust meteomatics · repo
• R MeteomaticsRConnector · repo
• Java · repo
• Kotlin · repo
• Julia · repo
• C++ · repo
• Swift · repo
• PHP · repo
• Go go-meteomatics · repo

• Auth docs
• Quickstart
• MCP server

Launched

2012-01-01

Notable customers

Tesla, NASA, Airbus, CVS Health, Axpo, Toyota, Shell, Enel, SAP, AXA, SBB, Vueling, Swiss Re, Honda, McCain, Stellantis

• 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

• Google Weather API (Google Maps Platform)

  "The Weather API provides comprehensive weather information - including temperature, precipitation, wind, cloud cover, and more - for locations across the globe."

  Usage · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

Meteomatics Weather API alternatives · Meteomatics Weather API vs OpenWeather · All Weather APIs APIs

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1. 2026-06-15 Score Agent Friendliness: 30 → 50
2. 2026-06-14 Has Structured Data: (none) → Yes
3. 2026-06-14 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
4. 2026-06-14 Capabilities: {} → {"marine":true,"forecast":true,"historical":true,"air_quality":true,"severe_ale…
5. 2026-06-14 Summary Md: (none) → Meteomatics Weather API, founded in 2012, delivers current conditions, forecast…
6. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: (none) → No
7. 2026-06-14 Rendering: (none) → static
8. 2026-06-14 Avoid If: (none) → You need transparent pricing up front, You have strict compliance requirements
9. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 30
10. 2026-06-14 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
11. 2026-06-14 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 15
12. 2026-06-14 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 85
13. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 0
14. 2026-06-14 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 40
15. 2026-06-14 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 35
16. 2026-06-14 Best For: (none) → Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call, AI agents and auto…
17. 2026-06-14 Pricing Model: set to contact_sales
18. 2026-06-14 Has Published Pricing: set to No
19. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Available: set to Yes
20. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Details: set to Free Basic account available for non-commercial/private projects only. Includes…
21. 2026-06-14 Self Serve Signup: set to Yes
22. 2026-06-14 Requires Sales Call: set to Yes
23. 2026-06-14 Enterprise Plan Available: set to Yes
24. 2026-06-14 HIPAA: set to No
25. 2026-06-14 GDPR: set to Yes
26. 2026-06-14 PCI DSS: set to No
27. 2026-06-14 SLA Published: set to Yes
28. 2026-06-14 SLA URL: set to https://www.meteomatics.com/en/service-level-agreement/
29. 2026-06-14 Data Retention Policy URL: set to https://www.meteomatics.com/en/privacy-policy/
30. 2026-06-14 Documented Rate Limits: set to Free Basic account: 500 queries/day, 50 queries/minute, 10 queries in parallel.…
31. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Requests: set to 500
32. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Window: set to day
33. 2026-06-14 Known Restrictions: set to Free Basic account is non-commercial (private projects only), Business API is d…
34. 2026-06-14 Auth Methods: set to basic, oauth2
35. 2026-06-14 Auth Docs URL: set to https://www.meteomatics.com/en/api/request/api-requests-oauth-authentification/
36. 2026-06-14 API Style: set to rest
37. 2026-06-14 Base URL: set to https://api.meteomatics.com
38. 2026-06-14 Versioning Scheme: set to none
39. 2026-06-14 Stability: set to ga
40. 2026-06-14 MCP URL: set to https://mcp.meteomatics.com/mcp
41. 2026-06-14 Quickstart URL: set to https://www.meteomatics.com/en/api/getting-started/
42. 2026-06-14 Slug: set to meteomatics
43. 2026-06-14 Requires Verification: set to Yes
44. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Limit: set to 500 queries/day (free basic package for non-commercial use; 15 parameters, 10-d…
45. 2026-06-14 Launched At: set to 2012-01-01
46. 2026-06-14 Notable Customers: set to Tesla, NASA, Airbus, CVS Health, Axpo, Toyota, Shell, Enel, SAP, AXA, SBB, Vuel…
47. 2026-06-14 Fields Not Found: set to soc2, iso_27001, minimum_commitment, api_version, deprecation_policy_url, idemp…
48. 2026-06-14 Source Confidence: set to high
49. 2026-06-14 Extractor: set to claude-subagent:sonnet
50. 2026-06-14 Last Verified At: set to 2026-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

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