# meteoblue, free API, GET /packages/basic-1h: Weather forecast API

> The Basic package contains commonly used weather forecast variables.

meteoblue's weather forecast API on its Free API plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 places. It returns 4 of the 6 key fields we check: Temperature, Precipitation, Wind, Sun.
We rank 165 plans by price. [OpenWeather's £370 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/openweather/370-monthly-professional-get-data-2-5-forecast/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 places: $0.00049.
[Weatherbit](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/weatherbit/495-monthly-business-get-v2-0-forecast-daily/llms.txt), [WeatherAPI.com](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/weatherapi-com/7-monthly/llms.txt) and [MET Norway](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/met-norway/free-get-weatherapi-locationforecast-2-0-complete/llms.txt) are the best weather forecast API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/meteoblue/free-api-get-packages-basic-1h
- [Best weather forecast API in 2026: pricing compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-weather-forecast-api.txt)
- Get it: https://business.meteoblue.com/products/weather-apis/free-weather-api
- Request: `GET https://my.meteoblue.com/packages/basic-1h`
- 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: 67%
- Temperature: ✓
- Precipitation: ✓
- Wind: ✓
- Sun: ✓

## 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 Basic package contains commonly used weather forecast variables.

## 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, asl, station, name, domain, raw, tz, timeformat, format, temperatureUnit, windSpeedUnit, windDirectionUnit, precipitationUnit
- Method: GET
- Path: /packages/basic-1h

## About the plan

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

## The 23 fields the plan's answer can hold

time, temperature, feels-like temperature, wind speed, wind direction, relative humidity, sea level pressure, precipitation, precipitation probability, convective precipitation, snow fraction, precipitation grid, weather condition code, daylight indicator, UV index, 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/basic-1h](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/meteoblue/free-api-get-packages-basic-1h/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 67% complete
- [meteoblue, top-up, Prepaid API, GET /packages/basic-1h](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/meteoblue/top-up-prepaid-api-get-packages-basic-1h/llms.txt): 67% complete
- [meteoblue, €100 monthly, Enterprise Plans, from 100 EUR a month, GET /packages/basic-1h](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/meteoblue/100-monthly-enterprise-plans-from-100-eur-a-month-get-packages-basic-1h/llms.txt): 67% complete
- [meteoblue, €2,400 yearly, Premium Weather API, 40,000 calls a month, GET /packages/basic-1h](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/meteoblue/2400-yearly-premium-weather-api-40000-calls-a-month-get-packages-basic-1h/llms.txt): $5.627 per 1,000, 67% complete
- [meteoblue, contact us, Premium Weather API, above 500,000 calls a month, GET /packages/basic-1h](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/meteoblue/contact-us-premium-weather-api-above-500000-calls-a-month-get-packages-basic-1h/llms.txt): 67% complete

## meteoblue's calls for this API (4)

- `GET /packages/basic-1h`: [meteoblue, free API, GET /packages/basic-1h](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/meteoblue/free-api-get-packages-basic-1h/llms.txt)
- `GET /packages/basic-3h`: [meteoblue, free API, GET /packages/basic-3h](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/meteoblue/free-api-get-packages-basic-3h/llms.txt)
- `GET /packages/basic-6h`: [meteoblue, top-up, Prepaid API, GET /packages/basic-6h](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/meteoblue/top-up-prepaid-api-get-packages-basic-6h/llms.txt)
- `GET /packages/basic-day`: [meteoblue, top-up, Prepaid API, GET /packages/basic-day](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/meteoblue/top-up-prepaid-api-get-packages-basic-day/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: air quality API pricing, 5 plans, GET /packages/airquality-day](https://datacircle.dev/air-quality-apis/meteoblue/free-api-get-packages-airquality-day/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: current weather API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/current-weather-apis/meteoblue/top-up/llms.txt)

## meteoblue: weather forecast API alternatives

- [Google Maps Platform, $1,200 monthly, Pro, GET /v1/forecast/hours:lookup](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/google-maps-platform/1200-monthly-pro-get-v1-forecast-hours-lookup/llms.txt): $4.80 per 1,000, 83% complete
- [HERE, pay as you go, Destination Weather: 2,501 to 200,000 transactions a month (€4.66 per 1,000), GET /report, Weather report (forecastHourly)](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/here/pay-as-you-go-destination-weather-2501-to-200000-transactions-a-month-4-66-per-1000-get-report-weather-report-forecasthourly/llms.txt): $5.244 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [Yandex Weather, ₽540,000 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/yandex-weather/540000-yearly/llms.txt): $5.373 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [MetGIS, €144 monthly, Premium, 30,000 calls a month, monthly payment](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/metgis/144-monthly-premium-30000-calls-a-month-monthly-payment/llms.txt): $5.401 per 1,000, 100% complete, 6 hours
- [Oikolab, pay as you go](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/oikolab/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt): $10.00 per 1,000, 83% 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