Open-Meteo vs Windy.com Point Forecast API

Open-Meteo8.5Visit WPWindy.com Point Forecast API7.0Visit

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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WP Windy.com Point Forecast API #6 in Weather Data Software 7.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Windy.com

• Open-Meteo fits best

  API users who want free weather and climate data

• Windy.com Point Forecast API fits best

  Developers needing detailed point forecasts

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Side by side

Feature	Open-Meteo 8.5/10 Visit ↗	WPWindy.com Point Forecast API 7.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	7.0
Ranking	#2 in Weather Data Software	#6 in Weather Data Software
Best for	API users who want free weather and climate data	Developers needing detailed point forecasts
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs, Community	Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Open-Meteo 1/2 · Windy.com Point Forecast API 0/2
Historical data	✓ (best)	—
Weather alerts	—	Not checked yet
Specs
Forecast horizon	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data delivery	Api	Api
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	Requests can select forecast models, parameters, and altitude levels Time-series responses include timestamps and units Covers weather, sea, air-quality, and pollen parameters
Cons	No weather-alert API for alert-driven applications Free API access is limited to non-commercial use No built-in AI features	Testing plan returns modified data and is for development only Professional costs €990 per year Historical forecasts are not available
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 →	Developers building applications that need location-specific forecasts can request data for latitude and longitude coordinates through Windy.com Point Forecast API. It returns time-series values with timestamps and units, and requests can… 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

• Windy.com Point Forecast API — where it wins

  • Requests can select forecast models, parameters, and altitude levels
  • Time-series responses include timestamps and units
  • Covers weather, sea, air-quality, and pollen parameters

  Where it doesn't

  • Testing plan returns modified data and is for development only
  • Professional costs €990 per year
  • Historical forecasts are not available

• Open-Meteo8.5/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit Open-MeteoFull verdict →
• WPWindy.com Point Forecast API7.0/10 · Free plan

  A configurable forecast API for weather, marine, air-quality, and pollen data.

  Visit Windy.comFull verdict →