Open-Meteo vs Météo-France APIs

Open-Meteo8.5Visit Météo-France APIs7.8Visit

Higher score Open-Meteo #2 in Weather Data Software 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Open-Meteo

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Météo-France APIs #4 in Weather Data Software 7.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Météo-France

• Open-Meteo fits best

  API users who want free weather and climate data

• Météo-France APIs fits best

  Users needing free, locally focused French weather data

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Side by side

Feature	Open-Meteo 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Météo-France APIs 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	7.8
Ranking	#2 in Weather Data Software	#4 in Weather Data Software
Best for	API users who want free weather and climate data	Users needing free, locally focused French weather data
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	—	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs, Community	Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Open-Meteo 1/2 · Météo-France APIs 2/2
Historical data	✓	✓
Weather alerts	—	✓ (best)
Specs
Forecast horizon	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data delivery	Api	Multiple
Data resolution	Local	Local
Historical coverage	86 years	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Forecast, historical, and climate APIs in one service Air-quality, marine, and geocoding APIs extend coverage Open source with free non-commercial access and no API key	Covers forecasts, observations, climatological records and radar data Includes departmental vigilance bulletins and radar mosaics Browser discovery mode helps explore requests before integration
Cons	No weather-alert API for alert-driven applications Free API access is limited to non-commercial use No built-in AI features	Request quotas limit API usage Access requires an account, API subscriptions and access tokens Designed around French local weather data rather than broad geographic coverage
Our verdict	Open-Meteo is an open-source weather-data service for developers and organizations that need programmatic access to forecasts, historical records, climate information, air quality, marine conditions, or location search. Its HTTP APIs… Read the review →	Météo-France APIs provide public weather data for use in scripts, applications and other programs. They suit developers and organizations that need French forecasts, observations, climatological records, radar data or departmental… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Open-Meteo — where it wins

  • Forecast, historical, and climate APIs in one service
  • Air-quality, marine, and geocoding APIs extend coverage
  • Open source with free non-commercial access and no API key

  Where it doesn't

  • No weather-alert API for alert-driven applications
  • Free API access is limited to non-commercial use
  • No built-in AI features

• Météo-France APIs — where it wins

  • Covers forecasts, observations, climatological records and radar data
  • Includes departmental vigilance bulletins and radar mosaics
  • Browser discovery mode helps explore requests before integration

  Where it doesn't

  • Request quotas limit API usage
  • Access requires an account, API subscriptions and access tokens
  • Designed around French local weather data rather than broad geographic coverage

• Open-Meteo8.5/10 · Free plan

  A free, open-source API suite for developers needing broad weather and climate data.

  Visit Open-MeteoFull verdict →
• Météo-France APIs7.8/10 · Free plan

  Free APIs for French forecasts, observations, climatology, radar and vigilance bulletins.

  Visit Météo-FranceFull verdict →