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Meteorologisk Institutt vs Weatherstack

Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.

APIMeteorologisk InstituttHEALTHY92WeatherstackHEALTHY96
Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d100%100%
Uptime · 30d100%100%
P50 · ms621309
P95 · ms18571372
AuthnoneapiKey
CORSyesno
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useyesunclear
Data licenseCC BY 4.0 / NLOD (Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data)Unverified
Free tierFree, no key; requires identifying User-AgentFree tier — API key required
Rate limitThrottled; identify via User-Agent and respect caching headers (per docs)Unpublished
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

Meteorologisk Institutt vs Weatherstack: common questions

Which is more reliable, Meteorologisk Institutt or Weatherstack?

Both are neck-and-neck — Meteorologisk Institutt and Weatherstack each measure 100% uptime over 90 days on our probe schedule. Reliability here is verified from our own scheduled checks; use the 30-day bars above to see which has been steadier lately.

Which is faster, Meteorologisk Institutt or Weatherstack?

Weatherstack has the lower median latency in our checks — Meteorologisk Institutt responds in 621 ms versus Weatherstack at 309 ms (P50). Tail latency (P95) is in the table above; for most workloads the median is the number that shapes how the API feels.

Do Meteorologisk Institutt and Weatherstack need an API key?

Meteorologisk Institutt needs no key, while Weatherstack requires a free API key. If you want to start calling without signup, reach for Meteorologisk Institutt first.

Can I call Meteorologisk Institutt and Weatherstack from the browser?

Only Meteorologisk Institutt is browser-friendly — it returns CORS headers over HTTPS. Weatherstack needs a server-side call or proxy, so factor that into which one fits a front-end project.

Are Meteorologisk Institutt and Weatherstack free for commercial use?

Meteorologisk Institutt allows commercial use on its free tier, and Weatherstack has unclear commercial terms. We track service terms and the data license as separate fields — see the Commercial use and Data license rows above, and confirm both before shipping either in a paid product.