# Historical Weather API - Open-Meteo Archive (`scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/weather-history`) Actor

Fetch hourly historical weather for any global location from 1940 onward. Query temperature, precipitation, wind, humidity, timezone, and more through the keyless Open-Meteo archive API.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrupulous\_waterbird\_m4w/weather-history.md
- **Developed by:** [Mori](https://apify.com/scrupulous_waterbird_m4w) (community)
- **Categories:** Other, Developer tools, Travel
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Historical Weather API - Open-Meteo Archive

Look up historical weather data for any global location from 1940 onwards using the Open-Meteo archive API. Hourly temperature, precipitation, wind speed, humidity. Keyless - no API key required..

### What it does
- Extracts ITEM_TYPE from URL_LIST
- Outputs structured JSON (SCHEMA_LINK)
- Handles pagination, retries, proxy rotation out of the box

### Input
| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `startUrls` | yes | List of URLs to scrape |
| `maxRequestsPerRun` | no | Cap on total requests (default 100) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | no | Proxy settings (default: Apify Proxy) |

### Output
One record per source page:
```json
{
  "url": "...",
  "title": "...",
  "items": [...],
  "scrapedAt": "ISO-8601"
}
````

### Pricing

Free tier: 100 runs/month. Pro: $X/mo.

### Limitations

- Static HTML only (no JS rendering — use the playwright template for SPAs).
- Single-domain by default. Set `enqueueLinks` globs to crawl.

### Changelog

- 0.1.0 — initial release.

# Actor input Schema

## `latitude` (type: `number`):

Latitude in decimal degrees, range -90 to 90.

## `longitude` (type: `number`):

Longitude in decimal degrees, range -180 to 180.

## `start_date` (type: `string`):

First day of the date range. Earliest supported: 1940-01-01. Must be on or before end\_date.

## `end_date` (type: `string`):

Last day of the date range (inclusive). Open-Meteo allows up to ~366 days per request; longer ranges are paginated automatically.

## `hourly` (type: `array`):

Open-Meteo hourly variables to include. Leave empty for the default set (temperature, precipitation, wind speed, humidity).

## `timezone` (type: `string`):

Timezone for the returned timestamps. 'auto' (default) uses the location's local timezone; 'UTC' returns UTC times.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. Open-Meteo is keyless and not captcha-walled; the free tier works without a proxy.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "latitude": 40.7128,
  "longitude": -74.006,
  "start_date": "2024-01-01",
  "end_date": "2024-01-02",
  "hourly": [
    "temperature_2m",
    "precipitation",
    "windspeed_10m",
    "relative_humidity_2m"
  ],
  "timezone": "auto",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `latitude` (type: `string`):

No description

## `longitude` (type: `string`):

No description

## `startDate` (type: `string`):

No description

## `endDate` (type: `string`):

No description

## `timezone` (type: `string`):

No description

## `elevation` (type: `string`):

No description

## `time` (type: `string`):

No description

## `temperature_2m` (type: `string`):

No description

## `precipitation` (type: `string`):

No description

## `windspeed_10m` (type: `string`):

No description

## `relative_humidity_2m` (type: `string`):

No description

## `source` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/weather-history").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/weather-history").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/weather-history --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/weather-history",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
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                "responses": {
                    "200": {
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        },
        "/acts/scrupulous_waterbird_m4w~weather-history/runs": {
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        },
        "/acts/scrupulous_waterbird_m4w~weather-history/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-scrupulous_waterbird_m4w-weather-history",
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                "tags": [
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                "parameters": [
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                        "name": "token",
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                        "schema": {
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                "responses": {
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    "components": {
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            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "latitude",
                    "longitude",
                    "start_date",
                    "end_date"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "latitude": {
                        "title": "Latitude",
                        "minimum": -90,
                        "maximum": 90,
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Latitude in decimal degrees, range -90 to 90.",
                        "default": 40.7128
                    },
                    "longitude": {
                        "title": "Longitude",
                        "minimum": -180,
                        "maximum": 180,
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Longitude in decimal degrees, range -180 to 180.",
                        "default": -74.006
                    },
                    "start_date": {
                        "title": "Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)",
                        "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "First day of the date range. Earliest supported: 1940-01-01. Must be on or before end_date.",
                        "default": "2024-01-01"
                    },
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                        "title": "End date (YYYY-MM-DD)",
                        "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Last day of the date range (inclusive). Open-Meteo allows up to ~366 days per request; longer ranges are paginated automatically.",
                        "default": "2024-01-02"
                    },
                    "hourly": {
                        "title": "Hourly variables",
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                        "description": "Open-Meteo hourly variables to include. Leave empty for the default set (temperature, precipitation, wind speed, humidity).",
                        "default": [
                            "temperature_2m",
                            "precipitation",
                            "windspeed_10m",
                            "relative_humidity_2m"
                        ]
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                    "timezone": {
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                        "enum": [
                            "auto",
                            "UTC",
                            "GMT",
                            "America/New_York",
                            "America/Los_Angeles",
                            "Europe/London",
                            "Europe/Berlin",
                            "Asia/Tokyo",
                            "Australia/Sydney"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Timezone for the returned timestamps. 'auto' (default) uses the location's local timezone; 'UTC' returns UTC times.",
                        "default": "auto"
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Proxy settings. Open-Meteo is keyless and not captcha-walled; the free tier works without a proxy.",
                        "default": {
                            "useApifyProxy": false
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
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                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
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                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
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                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
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                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
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                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
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                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
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                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
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                            },
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                                    },
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                                    }
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                                "type": "number",
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                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
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            }
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    }
}
```
