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Bright Sky (DWD)

Open weather API built on German Weather Service (DWD) data covering all of Germ

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Open weather API built on German Weather Service (DWD) data covering all of Germany with no key required.

—HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
▶ Run liveDocs ↗
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ON PROBE SCHEDULE

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗

Uptime historystarts after first probe

On our probe schedule. Uptime charts appear after the first check lands.

Example responsefrom provider docs — not verified by us
GET https://api.brightsky.dev/current_weather?lat=52.5&lon=13.4

{
  "weather": {
    "source_id": 303711,
    "timestamp": "2026-07-05T21:00:00+00:00",
    "cloud_cover": 100,
    "condition": "dry",
    "dew_point": 11.44,
    "solar_10": 0,
    "solar_30": 0,
    "solar_60": 0
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": 303711,
      "dwd_station_id": "00433",
      "observation_type": "synop",
      "lat": 52.4676,
      "lon": 13.402,
      "height": 47.7,
      "station_name": "Berlin-Tempelhof",
      "wmo_station_id": "10384"
    },
    {
      "id": 254907,
      "dwd_station_id": "03987",
      "observation_type": "synop",
      "lat": 52.3813,
      "lon": 13.0622,
      "height": 80.9,
      "station_name": "Potsdam",
      "wmo_station_id": "10379"
    }
  ]
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.brightsky.dev/current_weather?lat=52.5&lon=13.4"
const res = await fetch("https://api.brightsky.dev/current_weather?lat=52.5&lon=13.4");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.brightsky.dev/current_weather?lat=52.5&lon=13.4")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 3On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET /current_weather?lat=52.5&lon=13.4 awaits first probe
GET/current_weather?lat=52.5&lon=13.4PROBED

Open weather API built on German Weather Service (DWD) data covering all of Germ

GET/current_weather?limit=5

Current Weather — documented GET route.

GET/current_weather?page=1

Current Weather — documented GET route.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.

Bright Sky (DWD): common questions

Is Bright Sky (DWD) free to use?

Yes — Bright Sky (DWD) is a free weather API. Free tier: Unlimited, no key, no credit card. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does Bright Sky (DWD) need an API key?

No — Bright Sky (DWD) needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call Bright Sky (DWD) from the browser?

Yes — Bright Sky (DWD) returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.

Is Bright Sky (DWD) up right now?

Bright Sky (DWD) is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.