# meteoblue, free API, GET /packages/airquality-3h: Air quality API

> The Air Quality package provides forecasts of atmospheric pollutant concentrations.

meteoblue's air quality API on its Free API plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 places. It returns 2 of the 6 key fields we check: Particles, Gases.
We rank 94 plans by price. [OpenWeather's £370 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/openweather/370-monthly-professional-get-data-2-5-air-pollution/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 places: $0.00049.
[WeatherAPI.com](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/weatherapi-com/7-monthly/llms.txt), [Open-Meteo](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/open-meteo/99-monthly-api-professional-get-v1-air-quality-air-quality/llms.txt) and [Weatherbit](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/weatherbit/495-monthly-business-get-v2-0-forecast-airquality/llms.txt) are the best air quality API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/meteoblue/free-api-get-packages-airquality-3h
- [Best air quality API in 2026: pricing compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-air-quality-api.txt)
- Get it: https://business.meteoblue.com/products/weather-apis/free-weather-api
- Request: `GET https://my.meteoblue.com/packages/airquality-3h`
- API key: with the plan, on https://business.meteoblue.com/products/weather-apis/free-weather-api
- Its API docs: https://docs.meteoblue.com/en/weather-apis/packages-api/forecast-data
- Sold by: meteoblue (https://business.meteoblue.com)
- Checked: 2026-10-30

## In the answer

- Completeness: 33%
- Particles: ✓
- Gases: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 places: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: 259 other calls

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: The Air Quality package provides forecasts of atmospheric pollutant concentrations.

## Data

- Keep data: 10.03. REPRODUCTION: METEOBLUE DATA, PRODUCTS or SERVICES may not be stored, reproduced, printed or sent without prior consent of METEOBLUE, except for NON-COMMERCIAL UTILISATION.
- Use data: 5.05. COMMERCIAL LICENSE is a specific set of SERVICE TERMS agreed between CUSTOMER and METEOBLUE. METEOBLUE offers specific contractual terms for business based on their needs. Terms differing from the general terms must be agreed in written. [...] 10.04. RE-ENGINEERING: it is expressly not permitted to use METEOBLUE DATA, PRODUCTS or SERVICES to re-engineer, copy or derive service components, unless permitted in writing by METEOBLUE. [...] 9.05. CREDENTIALS: If METEOBLUE SERVICES are referenced on any WEBSITE a clearly visible reference to METEOBLUE has to be displayed close to the METEOBLUE DATA. [...] 10.07. CUSTOMERS agree to not use any of the services for any illegal, non-ethical, racist, defamatory or abusive purposes, and will not engage in any such activity on our website.

## Plan

- Pay: €0
- You get: 10,000,000 credits
- Enough for: 1,250 calls
- Expires: 1 year

## Rate limit

- Per second: 8.33
- Batch: 1

## The call

- You send: lat, lon. Optional: forecastDays, historyDays, station, name, domain, raw, tz, timeformat, format
- Method: GET
- Path: /packages/airquality-3h

## About the plan

- Plan: Free API
- Who can get it: anyone who registers as a meteoblue user

## The 22 fields the plan's answer can hold

time, nitrogen dioxide, PM10, air quality index, PM2.5, dust concentration, grass pollen, ozone, carbon monoxide, olive pollen, birch pollen, aerosol optical depth at 550 nm, sulphur dioxide, sandstorm alert, latitude, longitude, elevation, time zone, UTC offset, model run time, model run update time, generation time

## meteoblue's plans (5)

- [meteoblue, free API, GET /packages/airquality-3h](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/meteoblue/free-api-get-packages-airquality-3h/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 33% complete
- [meteoblue, top-up, Prepaid API, GET /packages/airquality-3h](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/meteoblue/top-up-prepaid-api-get-packages-airquality-3h/llms.txt): 33% complete
- [meteoblue, €100 monthly, Enterprise Plans, from 100 EUR a month, GET /packages/airquality-3h](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/meteoblue/100-monthly-enterprise-plans-from-100-eur-a-month-get-packages-airquality-3h/llms.txt): 33% complete
- [meteoblue, €2,400 yearly, Premium Weather API, 40,000 calls a month, GET /packages/airquality-3h](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/meteoblue/2400-yearly-premium-weather-api-40000-calls-a-month-get-packages-airquality-3h/llms.txt): $5.627 per 1,000, 33% complete
- [meteoblue, contact us, Premium Weather API, above 500,000 calls a month, GET /packages/airquality-3h](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/meteoblue/contact-us-premium-weather-api-above-500000-calls-a-month-get-packages-airquality-3h/llms.txt): 33% complete

## meteoblue's calls for this API (3)

- `GET /packages/airquality-3h`: [meteoblue, free API, GET /packages/airquality-3h](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/meteoblue/free-api-get-packages-airquality-3h/llms.txt)
- `GET /packages/airquality-day`: [meteoblue, free API, GET /packages/airquality-day](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/meteoblue/free-api-get-packages-airquality-day/llms.txt)
- `GET /packages/airquality-1h`: [meteoblue, top-up, Prepaid API, GET /packages/airquality-1h](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/meteoblue/top-up-prepaid-api-get-packages-airquality-1h/llms.txt)

## meteoblue's APIs (3)

- [meteoblue: air quality API pricing, 5 plans, GET /packages/airquality-3h](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/meteoblue/free-api-get-packages-airquality-3h/llms.txt)
- [meteoblue: weather forecast API pricing, 5 plans, GET /packages/basic-1h](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/meteoblue/free-api-get-packages-basic-1h/llms.txt)
- [meteoblue: weather forecast API pricing, 5 plans, GET /packages/basic-3h](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/meteoblue/free-api-get-packages-basic-3h/llms.txt)
- [meteoblue: current weather API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/current-weather-apis/meteoblue/top-up/llms.txt)

## meteoblue: air quality API alternatives

- [Azure Maps, pay as you go, <500K, GET /weather/airQuality/current/json](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/azure-maps/pay-as-you-go-500k-get-weather-airquality-current-json/llms.txt): $4.50 per 1,000, 33% complete
- [Google Maps Platform, pay as you go, Cap - 100,000, POST /v1/forecast:lookup](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/google-maps-platform/pay-as-you-go-cap-100000-post-v1-forecast-lookup/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 0% complete
- [Omkar Cloud, $16 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/omkar-cloud/16-monthly/llms.txt): $5.333 per 1,000, 33% complete, live
- [Yandex Weather, ₽450,000 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/yandex-weather/450000-monthly/llms.txt): $5.373 per 1,000, 33% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-30.

- https://business.meteoblue.com/pricing
- https://business.meteoblue.com/products/weather-apis/free-weather-api
- https://content.meteoblue.com/en/about-us/legal/terms-conditions
- https://content.meteoblue.com/en/business-solutions/weather-apis
- https://docs.meteoblue.com/en/weather-apis/packages-api/forecast-data