The short answer
WeatherAPI.com is billed per call / monthly tiers. It has a free tier: 1M calls/mo (3-day forecast). The paid plans we list start at $7/mo (or $75/yr) (Starter).
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 100K calls/month, 3-day forecast, 1 day of history, core APIs. |
| Starter | $7/mo (or $75/yr) | 3M calls/month, 7-day forecast, past 7 days of history. |
| Pro+ | $25/mo (or $270/yr) | 5M calls/month, 300-day forecast, 365 days of history, bulk requests, Pollen API. |
| Business | $65/mo (or $702/yr) | 10M calls/month, 300-day forecast, history from Jan 1 2010, bulk requests + IP blocking. Marketed as Most Popular. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom call volume, 365-day forecast, full history, SLA and all advanced features. |
How WeatherAPI.com bills you
The pricing model is per call / monthly tiers. Developer-first freemium service with a generous 1M-call free tier, instant key, and SDKs across popular languages on GitHub. Best suited to: frictionless freemium weather api.
What to watch for on the bill
- Formal SLA is gated to the custom Enterprise tier only
- Past changes to the free tier frustrated low-volume hobbyist users who don't want to pay for millions of unused calls
- Pollen API and some advanced data require Pro+ or higher, not lower paid tiers
The pricing page we read
Source: https://www.weatherapi.com/pricing.aspx. Prices change, so confirm there before you commit.
Compare WeatherAPI.com with alternatives
- OpenWeather vs WeatherAPI.com pricing
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Other weather apis: OpenWeather, Tomorrow.io, Open-Meteo, Visual Crossing, AccuWeather.
Looking at quality rather than price? See the WeatherAPI.com score on APIbenchmarks. Full entry: WeatherAPI.com pricing.