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title: Open-Meteo weather API without a key
slug: open-meteo-weather-api-no-key
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updated_at: 2026-09-10T08:41:19.668Z
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**Short answer.** Open-Meteo returns forecasts and historical weather as JSON with no key for non-commercial use. Geocode first, then call the forecast endpoint with the coordinates.

## Example

```
https://geocoding-api.open-meteo.com/v1/search?name=Berlin&count=1
https://api.open-meteo.com/v1/forecast?latitude=52.52&longitude=13.41&current=temperature_2m,wind_speed_10m&daily=temperature_2m_max,precipitation_sum&timezone=Europe/Berlin
```

## Details

- `current`, `hourly`, and `daily` take comma-separated variable lists; units are metric by default (`temperature_unit=fahrenheit` to change).
- Historical data: `https://archive-api.open-meteo.com/v1/archive?latitude=..&longitude=..&start_date=2024-01-01&end_date=2024-01-31&daily=temperature_2m_mean`.
- Fair use: under 10,000 requests per day; commercial use needs a subscription.

## Pitfalls

- Forecast timestamps are in the requested `timezone`; omit it and you get GMT.
- Precipitation sums are millimeters.

## Sources

- [Open-Meteo docs](https://open-meteo.com/en/docs) (checked 2026-09-10).