Weatherstack API
Weather & Climate
Real-time, forecast, and historical global weather data REST API with 1,000 free monthly requests
Weatherstack API Highlights
Weatherstack API is best for agritech startups, solar engineering firms, outdoor event planners, and travel platforms
Nigeria
Ghana
KenyaWeatherstack by APILayer is a real-time, historical, and forecasted world weather data REST API. It delivers instant weather conditions, temperature, humidity, wind speed, atmospheric pressure, UV index, cloud cover, and precipitation for millions of cities and coordinate pairs worldwide.
For Nigerian agritech applications (like Farmcrowdy and Thrive Agric successors), solar energy technicians sizing inverter systems, and travel/logistics planners avoiding flash floods during the West African monsoon season, Weatherstack delivers reliable weather intelligence via simple JSON.
Weatherstack API Core Features & Capabilities
| Feature | Status | Description & Capabilities |
|---|---|---|
| Current Weather Data | ✓ Supported | Provides native Current Weather Data capabilities integrated within the API. |
| Weather Forecasts (7-14 Days) | ✓ Supported | Provides native Weather Forecasts (7-14 Days) capabilities integrated within the API. |
| Historical Weather Records | ✓ Supported | Provides native Historical Weather Records capabilities integrated within the API. |
| Astronomy & Sun/Moon Phases | ✓ Supported | Provides native Astronomy & Sun/Moon Phases capabilities integrated within the API. |
| Air Quality Index (AQI) | ✗ Not Supported | Air Quality Index (AQI) is currently not supported by Weatherstack API. |
| Severe Weather Alerts | ✗ Not Supported | Severe Weather Alerts is currently not supported by Weatherstack API. |
- Free tier includes 1,000 real-time weather requests per month
- Commercial tiers start from $9.99/month for multi-day forecasts and historical data
Required Access Documents for Weatherstack API
- Weatherstack AccountRequiredRegister at weatherstack.com to generate your access key
Different Weatherstack API use cases
- Agricultural Sowing & Irrigation:Help Nigerian farmers optimize planting and fertilizer schedules based on rainfall forecasts.
- Solar Inverter Power Forecasting:Predict photovoltaic yield based on cloud cover and solar irradiance metrics.
- Logistics Flood Risk Planning:Alert dispatchers of torrential rainstorms impacting Nigerian urban transit routes.