Climate Change API

Serves CMIP6 climate model projections out to 2050, providing downscaled scenarios for temperature, precipitation, and other variables to support climate adaptation research and long-term planning.

OpenAPI Specification

open-meteo-climate-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: '3.0.3'
info:
  title: Open-Meteo Climate Change API
  description: >-
    Daily climate data from downscaled CMIP6 models bias-corrected to ERA5. Available from 1950 to 2050.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Open-Meteo
    url: https://open-meteo.com
    email: [email protected]
  license:
    name: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
    url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
  termsOfService: https://open-meteo.com/en/features#terms
paths:
  /v1/climate:
    servers:
      - url: https://climate-api.open-meteo.com
      - url: https://customer-climate-api.open-meteo.com
    get:
      tags:
        - Climate Change APIs
      summary: Daily climate data from CMIP6 models
      description: >-
        Historical and future climate data from downscaled CMIP6 models bias-corrected to ERA5.
      parameters:
        - name: latitude
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: longitude
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: start_date
          in: query
          description: >-
            Start date in ISO 8601 format. Minimum is 1950-01-01.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: date
        - name: end_date
          in: query
          description: >-
            End date in ISO 8601 format. Maximum is 2050-12-31.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: date
        - name: daily
          in: query
          description: >-
            A list of daily climate variables.
          explode: false
          schema:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
              enum:
                - temperature_2m_max
                - temperature_2m_min
                - temperature_2m_mean
                - pressure_msl_mean
                - cloud_cover_mean
                - precipitation_sum
                - snowfall_water_equivalent_sum
                - snowfall_sum
                - rain_sum
                - relative_humidity_2m_min
                - relative_humidity_2m_max
                - relative_humidity_2m_mean
                - wind_speed_10m_mean
                - wind_speed_10m_max
                - wind_gusts_10m_mean
                - wind_gusts_10m_max
                - soil_moisture_0_to_10cm_mean
                - soil_moisture_0_to_100cm_mean
                - soil_moisture_0_to_7cm_mean
                - soil_moisture_7_to_28cm_mean
                - soil_moisture_28_to_100cm_mean
                - soil_moisture_index_0_to_7cm_mean
                - soil_moisture_index_0_to_100cm_mean
                - soil_moisture_index_7_to_28cm_mean
                - soil_moisture_index_28_to_100cm_mean
                - soil_temperature_0_to_100cm_mean
                - soil_temperature_0_to_7cm_mean
                - soil_temperature_7_to_28cm_mean
                - soil_temperature_28_to_100cm_mean
                - shortwave_radiation_sum
                - et0_fao_evapotranspiration_sum
                - vapour_pressure_deficit_max
                - dew_point_2m_mean
                - dew_point_2m_max
                - dew_point_2m_min
                - growing_degree_days_base_0_limit_50
                - leaf_wetness_probability_mean
                - daylight_duration
        - name: temperature_unit
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            default: celsius
            enum: [celsius, fahrenheit]
        - name: wind_speed_unit
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            default: kmh
            enum: [kmh, ms, mph, kn]
        - name: precipitation_unit
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            default: mm
            enum: [mm, inch]
        - name: timeformat
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            default: iso8601
            enum: [iso8601, unixtime]
        - name: timezone
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: disable_bias_correction
          in: query
          description: >-
            Disable statistical downscaling and bias correction onto ERA5 climate data.
          schema:
            type: boolean
        - name: cell_selection
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            enum: [land, sea, nearest]
        - name: models
          in: query
          description: Manually select one or more weather models.
          explode: false
          schema:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
              enum:
                - CMCC_CM2_VHR4
                - FGOALS_f3_H
                - HiRAM_SIT_HR
                - MRI_AGCM3_2_S
                - EC_Earth3P_HR
                - MPI_ESM1_2_XR
                - NICAM16_8S
        - name: apikey
          in: query
          description: >-
            Only required for commercial subscriptions.
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  latitude:
                    type: number
                    format: float
                  longitude:
                    type: number
                    format: float
                  elevation:
                    type: number
                    format: float
                  generationtime_ms:
                    type: number
                    format: float
                  utc_offset_seconds:
                    type: integer
                  timezone:
                    type: string
                  timezone_abbreviation:
                    type: string
                  daily:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      time:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                      temperature_2m_max:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      temperature_2m_min:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      temperature_2m_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      pressure_msl_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      cloud_cover_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      precipitation_sum:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      snowfall_water_equivalent_sum:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      snowfall_sum:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      rain_sum:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      relative_humidity_2m_min:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      relative_humidity_2m_max:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      relative_humidity_2m_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_speed_10m_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_speed_10m_max:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_gusts_10m_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_gusts_10m_max:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      soil_moisture_0_to_10cm_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      soil_moisture_0_to_100cm_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      soil_moisture_0_to_7cm_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      soil_moisture_7_to_28cm_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      soil_moisture_28_to_100cm_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      soil_moisture_index_0_to_7cm_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      soil_moisture_index_0_to_100cm_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      soil_moisture_index_7_to_28cm_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      soil_moisture_index_28_to_100cm_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      soil_temperature_0_to_100cm_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      soil_temperature_0_to_7cm_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      soil_temperature_7_to_28cm_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      soil_temperature_28_to_100cm_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      shortwave_radiation_sum:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      et0_fao_evapotranspiration_sum:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      vapour_pressure_deficit_max:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      dew_point_2m_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      dew_point_2m_max:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      dew_point_2m_min:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      growing_degree_days_base_0_limit_50:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      leaf_wetness_probability_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      daylight_duration:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                  daily_units:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      time:
                        type: string
                      temperature_2m_max:
                        type: string
                      temperature_2m_min:
                        type: string
                      temperature_2m_mean:
                        type: string
                      pressure_msl_mean:
                        type: string
                      cloud_cover_mean:
                        type: string
                      precipitation_sum:
                        type: string
                      snowfall_water_equivalent_sum:
                        type: string
                      snowfall_sum:
                        type: string
                      rain_sum:
                        type: string
                      relative_humidity_2m_min:
                        type: string
                      relative_humidity_2m_max:
                        type: string
                      relative_humidity_2m_mean:
                        type: string
                      wind_speed_10m_mean:
                        type: string
                      wind_speed_10m_max:
                        type: string
                      wind_gusts_10m_mean:
                        type: string
                      wind_gusts_10m_max:
                        type: string
                      soil_moisture_0_to_10cm_mean:
                        type: string
                      soil_moisture_0_to_100cm_mean:
                        type: string
                      soil_moisture_0_to_7cm_mean:
                        type: string
                      soil_moisture_7_to_28cm_mean:
                        type: string
                      soil_moisture_28_to_100cm_mean:
                        type: string
                      soil_moisture_index_0_to_7cm_mean:
                        type: string
                      soil_moisture_index_0_to_100cm_mean:
                        type: string
                      soil_moisture_index_7_to_28cm_mean:
                        type: string
                      soil_moisture_index_28_to_100cm_mean:
                        type: string
                      soil_temperature_0_to_100cm_mean:
                        type: string
                      soil_temperature_0_to_7cm_mean:
                        type: string
                      soil_temperature_7_to_28cm_mean:
                        type: string
                      soil_temperature_28_to_100cm_mean:
                        type: string
                      shortwave_radiation_sum:
                        type: string
                      et0_fao_evapotranspiration_sum:
                        type: string
                      vapour_pressure_deficit_max:
                        type: string
                      dew_point_2m_mean:
                        type: string
                      dew_point_2m_max:
                        type: string
                      dew_point_2m_min:
                        type: string
                      growing_degree_days_base_0_limit_50:
                        type: string
                      leaf_wetness_probability_mean:
                        type: string
                      daylight_duration:
                        type: string
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: boolean
                  reason:
                    type: string