The short answer
AccuWeather is billed tiered packages (from $2-$25/mo). It has a free tier: 14-day trial, 500 req/day (Core). The paid plans we list start at $2/mo (Starter).
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | $0 (14 days) | 500 Core Weather API requests/day and 50 MinuteCast requests/day; covers locations, current conditions, 5-day daily and 12-hour hourly forecasts. Expires after 14 days. |
| Starter | $2/mo | 15,000 calls/month, $0.25 CPM overage. Aimed at individual/non-commercial developers; locations, current conditions, 5-day daily and 12-hour hourly forecasts. |
| Standard | $25/mo | 225,000 calls/month, $0.12 CPM overage. Adds 12-hour forecasts, 5-day forecasts, and 5-day indices. |
| Prime | $250/mo | 1,800,000 calls/month, $0.15 CPM overage. Adds 72-hour forecasts, 10-day forecasts, alerts, tropical, and imagery. |
| Elite | $500/mo | 2,400,000 calls/month, $0.22 CPM overage. Full suite: 120-hour forecasts, 15-day forecasts, 15-day indices, alerts, tropical, imagery. |
| Enterprise | Custom (contact sales) | Negotiated via sales@accuweather.com. Adds up to 90-day forecasts, higher rate limits, GeoJSON/CSV output, and SLA terms. |
How AccuWeather bills you
The pricing model is tiered packages (from $2-$25/mo). Legacy meteorological brand with deep data (MinuteCast, severe alerts) but trial-and-tier access via an Apigee-backed developer portal. Best suited to: brand-name meteorological data.
What to watch for on the bill
- Markedly more expensive than OpenWeatherMap and other rivals for comparable volume
The pricing page we read
Source: https://developer.accuweather.com/pricing. Prices change, so confirm there before you commit.
Compare AccuWeather with alternatives
Other weather apis: OpenWeather, Tomorrow.io, WeatherAPI.com, Open-Meteo, Visual Crossing.
Looking at quality rather than price? See the AccuWeather score on APIbenchmarks. Full entry: AccuWeather pricing.