# Weather apps privacy ratings

Weather apps. Many sell precise location data; some need none.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Breezy Weather](https://privacyratings.com/weather/breezy-weather/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open-source Android weather app with forecasts, nowcasting, air quality, pollen and alerts from more than 50 selectable weather sources. |
| [Bura](https://privacyratings.com/weather/bura/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open-source Android weather app that shows forecasts from Open-Meteo with graphs, works offline and does not access the device location. |
| [AccuWeather](https://privacyratings.com/weather/accuweather/) | F (0/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Weather forecast website and app from AccuWeather, with hourly and daily forecasts, radar and severe weather alerts. |
| [meteoblue](https://privacyratings.com/weather/meteoblue/) | F (0/100) | Switzerland | Swiss weather service with forecasts, meteograms, multi-model comparisons and weather maps on its website and apps. |
| [The Weather Channel](https://privacyratings.com/weather/the-weather-channel/) | F (0/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Weather forecast website and app from The Weather Company, with radar, severe weather alerts and news. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/weather/