# Free alternatives to OpenWeatherMap

Page: https://free-web-services.com/alternatives/openweathermap/

OpenWeatherMap is one of the best-known weather APIs; its free plan needs a key and has limits per minute and per month. These free weather APIs need no key at all, and several come straight from national weather services.

| Service | Category | API key | Formats | Free use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Open-Meteo](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/geo/weather/open-meteo.md) | Weather forecasts | Not needed | JSON | Free for non-commercial use; commercial use needs a paid plan. |
| [MET Norway Weather API](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/geo/weather/met-norway-weather-api.md) | Weather forecasts | Not needed | JSON | Free, also for commercial use, under an open licence that asks for attribution; send a User-Agent that identifies your app and cache the results. |
| [National Weather Service API](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/geo/weather/national-weather-service.md) | Weather forecasts | Not needed | JSON | Free and no key needed; send a User-Agent that identifies your app. |
| [7Timer!](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/geo/weather/7timer.md) | Weather forecasts | Not needed | JSON, XML | Free, no key needed; a simple, long-running service without uptime guarantee. |
| [wttr.in](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/geo/weather/wttr-in.md) | Weather forecasts | Not needed | - | Free and open source, no key needed. |