Visual Crossing Weather API

Best for: Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call; Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box; Cost-sensitive teams - low, transparent entry price

Avoid if: You have strict compliance requirements

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  30 / 100
  Agent friendliness
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  100 / 100
  Pricing transparency
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  85 / 100
  Setup speed
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  Docs quality
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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

Hybrid (base + usage) [2]visualcrossing.com/resources/blog/what-will-my-weather-data-cost/“The current cost is $.0001.”visualcrossing.com/weather-data-pricing/“Attribution for all Visual Crossing Weather Data usage is required at the Pay-as-you-go and Pro license level.”visualcrossing.com/resources/blog/what-will-my-weather-data-cost/“Currently, for Pro($35/mo), the breakeven is 350,000 records in a month”

Published pricing

✓ Yes [3]visualcrossing.com/resources/blog/what-will-my-weather-data-cost/“for Corporate($150/mo) it is 1,500,000 records in a month”visualcrossing.com/resources/blog/what-will-my-weather-data-cost/“Currently, for Pro($35/mo), the breakeven is 350,000 records in a month”

Free tier

✓ Yes [4]visualcrossing.com/resources/blog/what-will-my-weather-data-cost/“the first thousand records each day are free”visualcrossing.com/weather-api/“Our prices start at free for both commercial and non-commercial use up to 1000 records per day”

Free tier details

1,000 records per day recurring at no cost for all registered accounts; includes full API access, historical data, 15-day forecasts, and commercial use rights; attribution to Visual Crossing required. [5]visualcrossing.com/weather-data-pricing/“Attribution for all Visual Crossing Weather Data usage is required at the Pay-as-you-go and Pro license level. These users agree that any application or service which incorporates data obtained from the Visual Crossing Weather Data Server must prominently display the message 'Weather Data Provided by Visual Crossing'”visualcrossing.com/resources/documentation/visual-crossing-weather-free-plan-free-weather-data-for-analysts-and-api-developers/“Up to 1,000 records per day”

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes [6]visualcrossing.com/weather-api/“Our prices start at free for both commercial and non-commercial use up to 1000 records per day”visualcrossing.com/resources/documentation/weather-api/how-do-i-get-started-with-the-weather-api/“create a free trial account”

Requires sales call

✗ No

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [7]visualcrossing.com/resources/blog/enterprise-weather-api-scaling-your-business-with-reliable-high-volume-data-and-support/“By customizing Service Level Agreements (SLAs), you ensure that you maintain access to the data you need to thrive while also receiving guaranteed uptime.”visualcrossing.com/weather-api/“Enterprise Plans that are custom fit your demands for data size, concurrency or licensing terms.”

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

Supported actions

timeline_weather, timeline_llx_low_latency, weather_maps_tiles, historical_forecast, stored_dataset, current_conditions, hourly_forecast, daily_forecast, historical_data, weather_alerts, solar_radiation, air_quality, marine_wave_data, soil_temperature_moisture, evapotranspiration, degree_day_calculations, history_summary_reporting, astronomy_data [8]visualcrossing.com/resources/documentation/weather-api/timeline-llx-weather-api/“The Timeline Low Latency eXecution Weather API is a highly scalable, lightweight endpoint designed for applications that require extremely fast responses and high request volumes”visualcrossing.com/resources/documentation/weather-api/timeline-weather-api/“https://weather.visualcrossing.com/VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/timeline/”visualcrossing.com/resources/documentation/weather-api/weather-maps-api/“The Weather Maps API is a new set of endpoints that provide ready-to-use weather map tiles, stitched images, and matching legends suitable for web maps, dashboards, and applications.”

Regions

global [9]visualcrossing.com/weather-api/“Access 50+ years of hourly, daily, forecast, and historical forecast weather data for any location worldwide.”visualcrossing.com/resources/documentation/weather-api/timeline-weather-api/“Available languages include: ar (Arabic), bg (Bulgiarian), cs (Czech), da (Danish), de (German), el (Greek Modern), en (English), es (Spanish)”

Languages

Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Farsi, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Serbian, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Chinese [10]visualcrossing.com/resources/documentation/weather-api/timeline-weather-api/“Available languages include: ar (Arabic), bg (Bulgiarian), cs (Czech), da (Danish), de (German), el (Greek Modern), en (English), es (Spanish) ), fa (Farsi), fi (Finnish), fr (French), he Hebrew), hu, (Hungarian), it (Italian), ja (Japanese), ko (Korean), nl (Dutch), pl (Polish), pt (Portuguese), ru (Russian), sk (Slovakian), sr (Serbian), sv (Swedish), tr (Turkish), uk (Ukranian), vi (Vietnamese) and zh (Chinese).”

Input types

address/partial address, city name, lat/lon coordinates, US ZIP code, multiple locations (pipe-delimited) [11]visualcrossing.com/resources/documentation/weather-api/timeline-weather-api/“location (required) – is the address, partial address or latitude,longitude location for which to retrieve weather data. You can also use US ZIP Codes.”

Output types

JSON, CSV, FlatJSON [12]visualcrossing.com/resources/documentation/weather-api/timeline-weather-api/“json – an object-based JSON format suitable for easily parsing into a object structure. flatjson – an alternative JSON format that is designed to be be as light-weight as possible. csv – comma separated values where each column is a weather element.”

Webhooks

✗ No [13]visualcrossing.com/resources/documentation/weather-api/timeline-weather-api/

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No [14]visualcrossing.com/resources/documentation/weather-api/how-do-i-get-started-with-the-weather-api/“create a free trial account”

SDK languages

Python, JavaScript, Java, C#, Go, Ruby, PHP, Kotlin, Swift, Rust, Scala, R, MATLAB, Perl, Visual Basic, C++ [15]github.com/visualcrossing/Libraries“C#, C++, Go, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, MATLAB, PHP, Perl, Python, R, Ruby, Rust, Scala, Swift, VB”

MCP server

✗ No [16]visualcrossing.com/weather-api/

SOC 2

– Unknown

HIPAA

✗ No [17]visualcrossing.com/weather-services-terms/

GDPR

✗ No [18]visualcrossing.com/privacy/“We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.”

ISO 27001

– Unknown

PCI DSS

– Unknown

Published SLA

✗ No [19]visualcrossing.com/resources/blog/enterprise-weather-api-scaling-your-business-with-reliable-high-volume-data-and-support/“Visual Crossing offers a 99.9% uptime guarantee, ensuring your weather data needs are always covered.”visualcrossing.com/weather-services-terms/“Unless stated otherwise in your license agreement, access to the Service Components may be restricted, blocked, or terminated at any time. Unless your service plan includes an uptime guarantee with specific crediting provisions, Visual Crossing will have no obligation to compensate you”

Rate limits

Free tier: 1,000 records/day; requests throttled (HTTP 429) after daily limit; Professional plan: maximum 1 concurrent API request; Metered plan: unlimited concurrency; Corporate plan: 10 concurrent requests; Fair use policy applies - 10M+ records/day on Corporate triggers throttling. [20]visualcrossing.com/resources/documentation/weather-api/timeline-weather-api/“429 TOO_MANY_REQUESTS – The account has exceeded their assigned limits.”visualcrossing.com/weather-data-pricing/“Professional: 1 [concurrent requests]. Metered: Unlimited. Corporate: 10. Enterprise: Unlimited.”visualcrossing.com/resources/blog/what-will-my-weather-data-cost/“You can never hit a limit or be throttled in any way. You will have unlimited concurrency all of the time.”

Known restrictions

Attribution ('Weather Data Provided by Visual Crossing') required on Free, Metered, and Professional plans; not required on Corporate and Enterprise plans, Historical data available back to 1970 (50+ years), Fair use policy applies to Corporate plan (unlimited records subject to throttling above 10M records/day), Legacy Weather API endpoints scheduled for retirement December 31, 2026, Professional plan: maximum 1 concurrent API request, Non-enterprise plans require customer-initiated redistribution agreements for data sharing with third parties, API key required for all requests, Data storage in a database only permitted if specifically allowed by license level [21]visualcrossing.com/weather-data-pricing/“any application or service which incorporates data obtained from the Visual Crossing Weather Data Server must prominently display the message 'Weather Data Provided by Visual Crossing' in a legible manner near the data”visualcrossing.com/weather-services-terms/“the data results returned by the Service Components may only be stored in a database or other storage and retrieval system if specifically permitted by your license level.”visualcrossing.com/resources/documentation/weather-api/weather-api-documentation/“The Legacy Weather API is scheduled to be retired on December 31, 2026”

• Docs
• Status page

Docs rendering: static

API style

rest

Base URL

https://weather.visualcrossing.com/VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/timeline/

Versioning

none

Stability

ga

Auth methods

api_key

Error format

HTTP status codes (400, 401, 404, 429, 500) with optional JSON body

SDKs

• Python · repo
• JavaScript · repo
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• C# · repo
• Go · repo
• Ruby · repo
• PHP · repo
• Kotlin · repo
• Swift · repo
• Rust · repo
• Scala · repo
• R · repo
• MATLAB · repo
• Perl · repo
• Visual Basic · repo
• C++ · repo

• Auth docs
• Quickstart
• Deprecation policy

Launched

2003-01-01

GA

2020-01-01

• OpenWeather

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

  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

• Weatherbit

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

  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

Visual Crossing Weather API alternatives · Visual Crossing Weather API vs OpenWeather · All Weather APIs APIs

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3. ↑Published pricing: visualcrossing.com · visualcrossing.com
4. ↑Free tier: visualcrossing.com · visualcrossing.com
5. ↑Free tier details: visualcrossing.com · visualcrossing.com
6. ↑Self-serve signup: visualcrossing.com · visualcrossing.com
7. ↑Enterprise plan: visualcrossing.com · visualcrossing.com
8. ↑Supported actions: visualcrossing.com · visualcrossing.com · visualcrossing.com
9. ↑Regions: visualcrossing.com · visualcrossing.com
10. ↑Languages: visualcrossing.com
11. ↑Input types: visualcrossing.com
12. ↑Output types: visualcrossing.com
13. ↑Webhooks: visualcrossing.com
14. ↑Sandbox: visualcrossing.com
15. ↑SDK languages: github.com
16. ↑MCP server: visualcrossing.com
17. ↑HIPAA: visualcrossing.com
18. ↑GDPR: visualcrossing.com
19. ↑Published SLA: visualcrossing.com · visualcrossing.com
20. ↑Rate limits: visualcrossing.com · visualcrossing.com · visualcrossing.com
21. ↑Known restrictions: visualcrossing.com · visualcrossing.com · visualcrossing.com

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

1. 2026-06-15 Score Agent Friendliness: 10 → 30
2. 2026-06-14 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
3. 2026-06-14 Has Structured Data: (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) → Visual Crossing Weather API is a REST-based weather data service covering curre…
6. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: 0 → 15
7. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: (none) → No
8. 2026-06-14 Rendering: (none) → static
9. 2026-06-14 Status Page URL: (none) → https://status.visualcrossing.com
10. 2026-06-14 Docs URL: (none) → https://www.visualcrossing.com/documentation
11. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 0
12. 2026-06-14 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 85
13. 2026-06-14 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 100
14. 2026-06-14 Best For: (none) → Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call, Teams needing broa…
15. 2026-06-14 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 0
16. 2026-06-14 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 100
17. 2026-06-14 Avoid If: (none) → You have strict compliance requirements
18. 2026-06-14 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
19. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 10
20. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Available: set to Yes
21. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Details: set to 1,000 records per day recurring at no cost for all registered accounts; include…
22. 2026-06-14 Self Serve Signup: set to Yes
23. 2026-06-14 Requires Sales Call: set to No
24. 2026-06-14 Enterprise Plan Available: set to Yes
25. 2026-06-14 HIPAA: set to No
26. 2026-06-14 GDPR: set to No
27. 2026-06-14 SLA Published: set to No
28. 2026-06-14 Data Retention Policy URL: set to https://www.visualcrossing.com/privacy/
29. 2026-06-14 Documented Rate Limits: set to Free tier: 1,000 records/day; requests throttled (HTTP 429) after daily limit; …
30. 2026-06-14 Known Restrictions: set to Attribution ('Weather Data Provided by Visual Crossing') required on Free, Mete…
31. 2026-06-14 Auth Methods: set to api_key
32. 2026-06-14 Auth Docs URL: set to https://www.visualcrossing.com/resources/documentation/weather-api/how-to-chang…
33. 2026-06-14 API Style: set to rest
34. 2026-06-14 Base URL: set to https://weather.visualcrossing.com/VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/time…
35. 2026-06-14 Versioning Scheme: set to none
36. 2026-06-14 Stability: set to ga
37. 2026-06-14 Quickstart URL: set to https://www.visualcrossing.com/resources/documentation/weather-api/how-do-i-get…
38. 2026-06-14 Error Format: set to HTTP status codes (400, 401, 404, 429, 500) with optional JSON body
39. 2026-06-14 Requires Verification: set to No
40. 2026-06-14 Starting Price Usd: set to 35
41. 2026-06-14 Price Basis: set to month
42. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Limit: set to 1,000 records/day
43. 2026-06-14 Slug: set to visual-crossing
44. 2026-06-14 GA Date: set to 2020-01-01
45. 2026-06-14 Notable Customers: set to (none)
46. 2026-06-14 Fields Not Found: set to soc2, iso_27001, pci_dss, webhooks_supported, api_version, rate_limit_requests,…
47. 2026-06-14 Source Confidence: set to high
48. 2026-06-14 Extractor: set to claude-subagent:sonnet
49. 2026-06-14 Last Verified At: set to 2026-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
50. 2026-06-14 Status: set to published

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