Seasonal Forecast API

Provides seasonal outlooks up to 9 months ahead using the ECMWF SEAS5 model, offering monthly aggregates of temperature and precipitation anomalies for long-range planning and agricultural applications.

OpenAPI Specification

open-meteo-seasonal-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: '3.0.3'
info:
  title: Open-Meteo Seasonal Weather Forecast API
  description: >-
    Seasonal weather forecasts based on ECMWF SEAS5 and other ensemble models providing probabilistic long-range forecasts up to 9 months ahead.
  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/seasonal:
    servers:
      - url: https://seasonal-api.open-meteo.com
      - url: https://customer-seasonal-api.open-meteo.com
    get:
      tags:
        - Seasonal Forecast APIs
      summary: Seasonal weather forecast up to 9 months
      description: >-
        Long-range seasonal forecasts from multiple ensemble models with 6-hourly and daily data.
      parameters:
        - name: latitude
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: longitude
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: hourly
          in: query
          description: >-
            A list of weather variables (6-hourly resolution).
          explode: false
          schema:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
              enum:
                - temperature_2m
                - dew_point_2m
                - pressure_msl
                - sea_surface_temperature
                - snowfall_water_equivalent
                - precipitation
                - soil_temperature_0_to_7cm
                - cloud_cover
                - wind_speed_10m
                - wind_speed_100m
                - wind_speed_200m
                - wind_direction_10m
                - wind_direction_100m
                - wind_direction_200m
                - wind_gusts_10m
                - rain
                - showers
                - snowfall
                - relative_humidity_2m
                - apparent_temperature
                - et0_fao_evapotranspiration
                - vapour_pressure_deficit
                - weather_code
                - sunshine_duration
                - wave_height
                - wave_direction
                - wave_period
                - wave_peak_period
                - soil_temperature_7_to_28cm
                - soil_temperature_28_to_100cm
                - soil_temperature_100_to_255cm
                - soil_moisture_0_to_7cm
                - soil_moisture_7_to_28cm
                - soil_moisture_28_to_100cm
                - soil_moisture_100_to_255cm
                - shortwave_radiation
                - direct_radiation
                - diffuse_radiation
                - direct_normal_irradiance
                - global_tilted_irradiance
                - terrestrial_radiation
                - shortwave_radiation_instant
                - direct_radiation_instant
                - diffuse_radiation_instant
                - direct_normal_irradiance_instant
                - global_tilted_irradiance_instant
                - terrestrial_radiation_instant
        - name: daily
          in: query
          description: >-
            A list of daily weather variables.
          explode: false
          schema:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
              enum:
                - sunrise
                - sunset
                - weather_code
                - et0_fao_evapotranspiration
                - vapour_pressure_deficit_max
                - temperature_2m_max
                - temperature_2m_min
                - temperature_2m_mean
                - sunshine_duration
                - dew_point_2m_mean
                - pressure_msl_mean
                - sea_surface_temperature_mean
                - cloud_cover_mean
                - wind_speed_10m_mean
                - wind_speed_100m_mean
                - snow_depth_mean
                - soil_temperature_0_to_7cm_mean
        - name: weekly
          in: query
          description: >-
            A list of weekly weather variables.
          explode: false
          schema:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
              enum:
                - wind_speed_10m_mean
                - wind_speed_10m_anomaly
                - wind_speed_100m_mean
                - wind_speed_100m_anomaly
                - wind_direction_10m_mean
                - wind_direction_10m_anomaly
                - wind_direction_100m_mean
                - wind_direction_100m_anomaly
                - snow_depth_mean
                - snow_depth_anomaly
                - snowfall_mean
                - snowfall_anomaly
                - temperature_2m_anomaly_gt0
                - temperature_2m_anomaly_gt1
                - temperature_2m_anomaly_gt2
                - temperature_2m_anomaly_ltm1
                - temperature_2m_anomaly_ltm2
                - pressure_msl_anomaly_gt0
                - surface_temperature_anomaly_gt0
                - precipitation_anomaly_gt0
                - precipitation_anomaly_gt10
                - precipitation_anomaly_gt20
                - temperature_2m_sot10
                - temperature_2m_sot90
                - temperature_2m_efi
                - precipitation_efi
                - precipitation_sot90
                - showers_mean
                - snow_density_mean
                - snow_density_anomaly
                - snow_depth_water_equivalent_mean
                - snow_depth_water_equivalent_anomaly
                - total_column_integrated_water_vapour_mean
                - total_column_integrated_water_vapour_anomaly
                - temperature_2m_mean
                - temperature_2m_anomaly
                - dew_point_2m_mean
                - dew_point_2m_anomaly
                - pressure_msl_mean
                - pressure_msl_anomaly
                - sea_surface_temperature_mean
                - sea_surface_temperature_anomaly
                - wind_u_component_10m_mean
                - wind_u_component_10m_anomaly
                - wind_v_component_10m_mean
                - wind_v_component_10m_anomaly
                - wind_u_component_100m_mean
                - wind_u_component_100m_anomaly
                - wind_v_component_100m_mean
                - wind_v_component_100m_anomaly
                - snowfall_water_equivalent_mean
                - snowfall_water_equivalent_anomaly
                - precipitation_mean
                - precipitation_anomaly
                - cloud_cover_mean
                - cloud_cover_anomaly
                - sunshine_duration_mean
                - sunshine_duration_anomaly
                - soil_temperature_0_to_7cm_mean
                - soil_temperature_0_to_7cm_anomaly
                - temperature_max6h_2m_mean
                - temperature_max6h_2m_anomaly
                - temperature_min6h_2m_mean
                - temperature_min6h_2m_anomaly
        - name: monthly
          in: query
          description: >-
            A list of monthly weather variables.
          explode: false
          schema:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
              enum:
                - wind_gusts_10m_anomaly
                - wind_speed_10m_mean
                - wind_speed_10m_anomaly
                - albedo_mean
                - albedo_anomaly
                - cloud_cover_low_mean
                - cloud_cover_low_anomaly
                - showers_mean
                - showers_anomaly
                - runoff_mean
                - runoff_anomaly
                - snow_density_mean
                - snow_density_anomaly
                - snow_depth_water_equivalent_mean
                - snow_depth_water_equivalent_anomaly
                - total_column_integrated_water_vapour_mean
                - total_column_integrated_water_vapour_anomaly
                - temperature_2m_mean
                - temperature_2m_anomaly
                - dew_point_2m_mean
                - dew_point_2m_anomaly
                - pressure_msl_mean
                - pressure_msl_anomaly
                - sea_surface_temperature_mean
                - sea_surface_temperature_anomaly
                - wind_u_component_10m_mean
                - wind_u_component_10m_anomaly
                - wind_v_component_10m_mean
                - wind_v_component_10m_anomaly
                - snowfall_water_equivalent_mean
                - snowfall_water_equivalent_anomaly
                - precipitation_mean
                - precipitation_anomaly
                - shortwave_radiation_mean
                - shortwave_radiation_anomaly
                - longwave_radiation_mean
                - longwave_radiation_anomaly
                - cloud_cover_mean
                - cloud_cover_anomaly
                - sunshine_duration_mean
                - sunshine_duration_anomaly
                - soil_temperature_0_to_7cm_mean
                - soil_temperature_0_to_7cm_anomaly
                - soil_temperature_7_to_28cm_mean
                - soil_temperature_7_to_28cm_anomaly
                - soil_temperature_28_to_100cm_mean
                - soil_temperature_28_to_100cm_anomaly
                - soil_temperature_100_to_255cm_mean
                - soil_temperature_100_to_255cm_anomaly
                - soil_moisture_0_to_7cm_mean
                - soil_moisture_0_to_7cm_anomaly
                - soil_moisture_7_to_28cm_mean
                - soil_moisture_7_to_28cm_anomaly
                - soil_moisture_28_to_100cm_mean
                - soil_moisture_28_to_100cm_anomaly
                - soil_moisture_100_to_255cm_mean
                - soil_moisture_100_to_255cm_anomaly
                - temperature_max24h_2m_mean
                - temperature_max24h_2m_anomaly
                - temperature_min24h_2m_mean
                - temperature_min24h_2m_anomaly
                - sea_ice_cover_mean
                - sea_ice_cover_anomaly
                - latent_heat_flux_mean
                - latent_heat_flux_anomaly
                - sensible_heat_flux_mean
                - sensible_heat_flux_anomaly
                - evapotranspiration_mean
                - evapotranspiration_anomaly
                - snowfall_mean
                - snowfall_anomaly
                - snow_depth_mean
                - snow_depth_anomaly
        - 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: past_days
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
            default: 0
            minimum: 0
            maximum: 92
        - name: forecast_days
          in: query
          description: >-
            Number of forecast days. Up to 217 days (7 months).
          schema:
            type: integer
            default: 183
            minimum: 0
            maximum: 217
        - name: start_date
          in: query
          description: >-
            Start date in ISO 8601 format.
          schema:
            type: string
            format: date
        - name: end_date
          in: query
          description: >-
            End date in ISO 8601 format.
          schema:
            type: string
            format: date
        - 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:
                - best_match
                - ecmwf_seasonal_seamless
                - ecmwf_seas5
                - ecmwf_ec46
                - ecmwf_seasonal_ensemble_mean_seamless
                - ecmwf_seas5_ensemble_mean
                - ecmwf_ec46_ensemble_mean
        - 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
                  hourly:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      time:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                    additionalProperties:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: number
                        format: float
                  hourly_units:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      time:
                        type: string
                    additionalProperties:
                      type: string
                  daily:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      time:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                    additionalProperties:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: number
                        format: float
                  daily_units:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      time:
                        type: string
                    additionalProperties:
                      type: string
                  weekly:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      time:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                      wind_speed_10m_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_speed_10m_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_speed_100m_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_speed_100m_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_direction_10m_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_direction_10m_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_direction_100m_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_direction_100m_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      snow_depth_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      snow_depth_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      snowfall_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      snowfall_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      temperature_2m_anomaly_gt0:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      temperature_2m_anomaly_gt1:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      temperature_2m_anomaly_gt2:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      temperature_2m_anomaly_ltm1:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      temperature_2m_anomaly_ltm2:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      pressure_msl_anomaly_gt0:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      surface_temperature_anomaly_gt0:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      precipitation_anomaly_gt0:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      precipitation_anomaly_gt10:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      precipitation_anomaly_gt20:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      temperature_2m_sot10:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      temperature_2m_sot90:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      temperature_2m_efi:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      precipitation_efi:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      precipitation_sot90:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      showers_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      snow_density_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      snow_density_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      snow_depth_water_equivalent_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      snow_depth_water_equivalent_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      total_column_integrated_water_vapour_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      total_column_integrated_water_vapour_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      temperature_2m_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      temperature_2m_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      dew_point_2m_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      dew_point_2m_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      pressure_msl_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      pressure_msl_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      sea_surface_temperature_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      sea_surface_temperature_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_u_component_10m_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_u_component_10m_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_v_component_10m_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_v_component_10m_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_u_component_100m_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_u_component_100m_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_v_component_100m_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      wind_v_component_100m_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      snowfall_water_equivalent_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      snowfall_water_equivalent_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      precipitation_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      precipitation_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      cloud_cover_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      cloud_cover_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      sunshine_duration_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      sunshine_duration_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      soil_temperature_0_to_7cm_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      soil_temperature_0_to_7cm_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      temperature_max6h_2m_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      temperature_max6h_2m_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      temperature_min6h_2m_mean:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                      temperature_min6h_2m_anomaly:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
                          format: float
                  weekly_units:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      time:
                        type: string
                      wind_speed_10m_mean:
                        type: string
                      wind_speed_10m_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      wind_speed_100m_mean:
                        type: string
                      wind_speed_100m_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      wind_direction_10m_mean:
                        type: string
                      wind_direction_10m_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      wind_direction_100m_mean:
                        type: string
                      wind_direction_100m_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      snow_depth_mean:
                        type: string
                      snow_depth_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      snowfall_mean:
                        type: string
                      snowfall_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      temperature_2m_anomaly_gt0:
                        type: string
                      temperature_2m_anomaly_gt1:
                        type: string
                      temperature_2m_anomaly_gt2:
                        type: string
                      temperature_2m_anomaly_ltm1:
                        type: string
                      temperature_2m_anomaly_ltm2:
                        type: string
                      pressure_msl_anomaly_gt0:
                        type: string
                      surface_temperature_anomaly_gt0:
                        type: string
                      precipitation_anomaly_gt0:
                        type: string
                      precipitation_anomaly_gt10:
                        type: string
                      precipitation_anomaly_gt20:
                        type: string
                      temperature_2m_sot10:
                        type: string
                      temperature_2m_sot90:
                        type: string
                      temperature_2m_efi:
                        type: string
                      precipitation_efi:
                        type: string
                      precipitation_sot90:
                        type: string
                      showers_mean:
                        type: string
                      snow_density_mean:
                        type: string
                      snow_density_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      snow_depth_water_equivalent_mean:
                        type: string
                      snow_depth_water_equivalent_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      total_column_integrated_water_vapour_mean:
                        type: string
                      total_column_integrated_water_vapour_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      temperature_2m_mean:
                        type: string
                      temperature_2m_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      dew_point_2m_mean:
                        type: string
                      dew_point_2m_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      pressure_msl_mean:
                        type: string
                      pressure_msl_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      sea_surface_temperature_mean:
                        type: string
                      sea_surface_temperature_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      wind_u_component_10m_mean:
                        type: string
                      wind_u_component_10m_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      wind_v_component_10m_mean:
                        type: string
                      wind_v_component_10m_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      wind_u_component_100m_mean:
                        type: string
                      wind_u_component_100m_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      wind_v_component_100m_mean:
                        type: string
                      wind_v_component_100m_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      snowfall_water_equivalent_mean:
                        type: string
                      snowfall_water_equivalent_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      precipitation_mean:
                        type: string
                      precipitation_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      cloud_cover_mean:
                        type: string
                      cloud_cover_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      sunshine_duration_mean:
                        type: string
                      sunshine_duration_anomaly:
                        type: string
                      soil_temperature_0_to_7cm_mean:
                        type: string
              

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