# wttr.in, free: Weather forecast API

> The JSON format is a feature providing access to wttr.in data through an easy-to-parse format, without requiring the user to create a complex script to reinterpret wttr.in's graphical output.

wttr.in's weather forecast API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 places. It returns none of the 6 key fields we check: Temperature, Precipitation, Wind, Conditions and 2 more.
wttr.in limits how many calls you get but gives no number.
Half of the 165 plans we rank by price cost $0.072 per 1,000 places or less. This plan and 8 others tie for the lowest price per 1,000 places of the 165 plans.
[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/wttr-in/free
- [Best weather forecast API in 2026: pricing compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-weather-forecast-api.txt)
- Get it: https://github.com/chubin/wttr.in
- Request: `GET https://wttr.in/{latitude},{longitude}`
- API key: not needed
- Its API docs: https://github.com/chubin/wttr.in#json-output
- Sold by: wttr.in (https://wttr.in)
- Checked: 2026-10-30

## In the answer

- Completeness: 0%

## Price

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

## Charges

- Also pays for: nothing else

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: The JSON format is a feature providing access to wttr.in data through an easy-to-parse format, without requiring the user to create a complex script to reinterpret wttr.in's graphical output.

## Data

- Keep data: no API terms
- Use data: no API terms

## Plan

- Pay: $0

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## The call

- You send: latitude, longitude, format "j1". Optional: lang
- Method: GET
- Path: /{latitude},{longitude}

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone

## The only field the plan's answer can hold

hourly forecast

## wttr.in's plans (1)

- [wttr.in, free](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/wttr-in/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 0% complete

## wttr.in's calls (1)

- `GET /{latitude},{longitude}`: [wttr.in, free](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/wttr-in/free/llms.txt)

## wttr.in's APIs (2)

- [wttr.in: current weather API pricing, 1 plan](https://datacircle.dev/current-weather-apis/wttr-in/free/llms.txt)
- [wttr.in: weather forecast API pricing, 1 plan](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/wttr-in/free/llms.txt)

## wttr.in: weather forecast API alternatives

- [Weatherbit, free, GET /v2.0/forecast/daily](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/weatherbit/free-get-v2-0-forecast-daily/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [WeatherAPI.com, free](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/weatherapi-com/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [MET Norway, free, GET /weatherapi/locationforecast/2.0/compact](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/met-norway/free-get-weatherapi-locationforecast-2-0-compact/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 83% complete, 6 hours
- [Visual Crossing, free](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/visual-crossing/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [Tomorrow.io, free](https://datacircle.dev/weather-forecast-apis/tomorrow-io/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% 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://github.com/chubin/wttr.in
- https://wttr.in/:help