--- title: "Weather APIs: Which are searched most?" description: "Compare the APIs developers add weather data with. Share of Search among AccuWeather, OpenWeather, WeatherAPI, Tomorrow.io and Visual Crossing, the weather APIs Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/weather-apis" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Weather APIs: Which are searched most? Compare the APIs developers add weather data with. Share of Search among AccuWeather, OpenWeather, WeatherAPI, Tomorrow.io and Visual Crossing, the weather APIs Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Competitive set**: Weather APIs - **Market**: Global - **Brands compared**: 5 - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Highest Share of Search**: AccuWeather, 99.2% ## Which brand is most popular in search among weather APIs worldwide? - In August 2026, AccuWeather was the most searched among weather APIs worldwide, with an estimated 7.5M branded searches and 99.2% estimated Share of Search within this set. - OpenWeather is in 2nd place, 98.9 percentage points behind at 0.36% Share of Search. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OpenWeather rose from 3rd to 2nd among weather APIs worldwide. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WeatherAPI fell from 2nd to 3rd among weather APIs worldwide. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, AccuWeather, Tomorrow.io and Visual Crossing held steady: their estimated Share of Search among weather APIs worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points. ## How did search popularity change for weather APIs worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, OpenWeather rose from 3rd to 2nd among weather APIs worldwide. - In August 2026, WeatherAPI fell from 2nd to 3rd among weather APIs worldwide. - Estimated monthly branded searches for AccuWeather worldwide rose 22.2% over 11 measured months, from 6.1M to 7.5M in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Visual Crossing worldwide fell 22.9% over 11 measured months, from 2.9K to 2.2K in August 2026. ## Share of Search ranking | Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | AccuWeather | 99.2% | 7.5M | 0.0% | AccuWeather | | 2 | OpenWeather | 0.36% | 27.1K | 0.0% | OpenWeather | | 3 | WeatherAPI | 0.36% | 27.1K | -18.1% | WeatherAPI | | 4 | Tomorrow.io | 0.04% | 3K | -1.3% | Tomorrow.io | | 5 | Visual Crossing | 0.03% | 2.2K | 0.0% | Visual Crossing | ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | AccuWeather | 6.1M | 98.8% | 1 | | Oct 2025 | WeatherAPI | 40.5K | 0.65% | 2 | | Oct 2025 | OpenWeather | 27.1K | 0.44% | 3 | | Oct 2025 | Tomorrow.io | 3K | 0.05% | 4 | | Oct 2025 | Visual Crossing | 2.9K | 0.05% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | AccuWeather | 5M | 98.5% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | WeatherAPI | 40.5K | 0.8% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | OpenWeather | 27.1K | 0.53% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | Tomorrow.io | 3.7K | 0.07% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | Visual Crossing | 3.3K | 0.06% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | AccuWeather | 6.1M | 98.9% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | WeatherAPI | 33.1K | 0.54% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | OpenWeather | 27.1K | 0.44% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | Tomorrow.io | 3.7K | 0.06% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | Visual Crossing | 2.7K | 0.04% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | AccuWeather | 9.1M | 99.2% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | WeatherAPI | 40.5K | 0.44% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | OpenWeather | 27.1K | 0.29% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | Tomorrow.io | 3.8K | 0.04% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | Visual Crossing | 3.4K | 0.04% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | AccuWeather | 5M | 98.6% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | WeatherAPI | 33.1K | 0.65% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | OpenWeather | 27.1K | 0.53% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | Tomorrow.io | 5.5K | 0.11% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | Visual Crossing | 2.9K | 0.06% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | AccuWeather | 6.1M | 98.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | WeatherAPI | 40.5K | 0.65% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | OpenWeather | 33.1K | 0.53% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | Tomorrow.io | 4.5K | 0.07% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | Visual Crossing | 3.3K | 0.05% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | AccuWeather | 6.1M | 98.8% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | OpenWeather | 33.1K | 0.53% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | WeatherAPI | 33.1K | 0.53% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | Tomorrow.io | 3.7K | 0.06% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | Visual Crossing | 3.4K | 0.05% | 5 | | May 2026 | AccuWeather | 7.5M | 99% | 1 | | May 2026 | OpenWeather | 33.1K | 0.44% | 2 | | May 2026 | WeatherAPI | 33.1K | 0.44% | 3 | | May 2026 | Tomorrow.io | 4.5K | 0.06% | 4 | | May 2026 | Visual Crossing | 2.9K | 0.04% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | AccuWeather | 7.5M | 99.1% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | WeatherAPI | 33.1K | 0.44% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | OpenWeather | 27.1K | 0.36% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | Tomorrow.io | 3.7K | 0.05% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | Visual Crossing | 2.3K | 0.03% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | AccuWeather | 7.5M | 99.1% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | WeatherAPI | 33.1K | 0.44% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | OpenWeather | 27.1K | 0.36% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | Tomorrow.io | 3K | 0.04% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | Visual Crossing | 2.2K | 0.03% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | AccuWeather | 7.5M | 99.2% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | OpenWeather | 27.1K | 0.36% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | WeatherAPI | 27.1K | 0.36% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | Tomorrow.io | 3K | 0.04% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | Visual Crossing | 2.2K | 0.03% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | AccuWeather | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | OpenWeather | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Tomorrow.io | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Visual Crossing | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | WeatherAPI | — | — | — | ## What is being compared - **AccuWeather**: Measured on the search term “accuweather”. - **OpenWeather**: Measured on the search term “openweather”. - **Tomorrow.io**: Measured on the search terms “tomorrow io” and “tomorrowio”, summed into one figure. - **Visual Crossing**: Measured on the search terms “visual crossing” and “visualcrossing”, summed into one figure. - **WeatherAPI**: Measured on the search term “weatherapi”. - [AccuWeather](/demand/global-en/brands/accuweather) - [OpenWeather](/demand/global-en/brands/openweather) - [Tomorrow.io](/demand/global-en/brands/tomorrow-io) - [Visual Crossing](/demand/global-en/brands/visual-crossing) - [WeatherAPI](/demand/global-en/brands/weatherapi) ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which brand is most popular in search among weather APIs worldwide? In August 2026, AccuWeather was the most searched among weather APIs worldwide, with an estimated 7.5M branded searches and 99.2% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Weather APIs: Which are searched most?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/weather-apis This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/weather-apis. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.