# Best current weather API in 2026

> [WeatherAPI.com](https://datacircle.dev/current-weather-apis/weatherapi-com/7-monthly), [Weatherbit](https://datacircle.dev/current-weather-apis/weatherbit/495-monthly) and [Open-Meteo](https://datacircle.dev/current-weather-apis/open-meteo/160-monthly-api-professional-10-million-calls-get-v1-forecast-current-weather) are the best current weather API providers in our benchmark. We benchmarked 5 providers and rank all 5 by score. For the three we score highest, we show each one's top scoring plan, each part of the plan's score and what 1,000 places cost. We rank 102 plans by price. [OpenWeather's £370 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/current-weather-apis/openweather/370-monthly) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 places: $0.00049.

1. [WeatherAPI.com, $7 monthly: Current weather API](https://datacircle.dev/current-weather-apis/weatherapi-com/7-monthly): Overall score 80.2 (Price 81, Data 69, Cost to get started 90, Bundle 90, Performance 100), $0.0023 per 1,000 places
   - It returns 6 of the 7 key fields we check: Temperature, Precipitation, Wind, Conditions, Humidity, UV index.
   - On 30 October 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 places as every other provider in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.6897 out of 1 on those 20 places. That gives this plan a Data score of 69 out of 100.
2. [Weatherbit, $495 monthly: Current weather API](https://datacircle.dev/current-weather-apis/weatherbit/495-monthly): Overall score 77.2 (Price 82, Data 69, Cost to get started 62, Bundle 83, Performance 100), $0.0083 per 1,000 places
   - It returns all 7 key fields we check: Temperature, Precipitation, Wind, Conditions, Humidity, Pressure, UV index.
   - On 30 October 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 places as every other provider in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.6897 out of 1 on those 20 places. That gives this plan a Data score of 69 out of 100.
3. [Open-Meteo, €160 monthly, API Professional (10 million calls): Current weather API](https://datacircle.dev/current-weather-apis/open-meteo/160-monthly-api-professional-10-million-calls-get-v1-forecast-current-weather): Overall score 63.6 (Price 72, Data 38, Cost to get started 69, Bundle 92, Performance 100), $0.018 per 1,000 places
   - It returns all 7 key fields we check. 4 are in the plan's price: Temperature, Precipitation, Conditions, Humidity. 3 cost extra: Wind, Pressure, UV index.
   - On 30 October 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 places as every other provider in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.3793 out of 1 on those 20 places. That gives this plan a Data score of 38 out of 100.

The Data score on current weather APIs: This score, out of 100, shows how much of the current weather a provider's call returns for a place. We send each place's latitude and longitude to the provider's call. For each place, we count the parts the answer held, such as the temperature and the wind. We divide that count by the parts we count for the place. We count a part when a live call that offers the part returned it for the place. On a place where fewer than two live calls offer the part and return data, we count the part when any call returned it. We don't count a value given again in another unit. We don't count a value worked out from the date and the place, such as sunrise. We don't check one provider's values against another's. Providers read different weather stations and models. Then we average the results over all places. Each place counts the same. When a provider didn't find a place, we count that place as 0. We compare a provider that ran on fewer places with the other providers on those same places. A provider can't score higher by running only on easy places. We lower the score when we test the call on fewer places than the benchmark has.

## Every current weather API provider we score, ranked

1. [WeatherAPI.com, $7 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/current-weather-apis/weatherapi-com/7-monthly): Overall score 80.2, Data score 69, $0.0023 per 1,000 places
2. [Weatherbit, $495 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/current-weather-apis/weatherbit/495-monthly): Overall score 77.2, Data score 69, $0.0083 per 1,000 places
3. [Open-Meteo, €160 monthly, API Professional (10 million calls)](https://datacircle.dev/current-weather-apis/open-meteo/160-monthly-api-professional-10-million-calls-get-v1-forecast-current-weather): Overall score 63.6, Data score 38, $0.018 per 1,000 places
4. [Visual Crossing, pay as you go](https://datacircle.dev/current-weather-apis/visual-crossing/pay-as-you-go): Overall score 62.7, Data score 76, $0.10 per 1,000 places
5. [API Ninjas, $299 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/current-weather-apis/api-ninjas/299-monthly): Overall score 51.5, Data score 31, $0.03 per 1,000 places

Last updated: October 31, 2026. The page: https://datacircle.dev/best-current-weather-api. Every plan: https://datacircle.dev/current-weather-api-pricing. The benchmark: https://datacircle.dev/current-weather-api-pricing/benchmark.csv.