Solar Radiation

Platform: API

Get the net solar radiation, diffuse solar radiation and direct solar radiation for any coordinate position in the world.

Request URL

Hourly Forecast (24hrs)

https://api.qweather.com/v7/solar-radiation/24h?{QueryParams}

Hourly Forecast (72hrs)

https://api.qweather.com/v7/solar-radiation/72h?{QueryParams}

Note: Hourly Forecast (72hrs) may be missing the last few hours data under some conditions.

All parameters are separated by &. If no optional parameters are set, the default value will be used.

key(required)API authentication key, please refer to How To Get Your Key. Support Signature Authentication. Example: key=12334567890ABC
location(required)The comma-separated longitude and latitude (decimal, up to 2 decimal places) of the location to be queried. For example: location=116.41,39.92

Forecast for the next 24 hours at 116.41,39.92

curl -L -X GET --compressed 'https://api.qweather.com/v7/solar-radiation/24h?location=116.41,39.92&key=YOUR_KEY'

This data is refers to the downward solar short-wave radiation at the surface, and unit in W/m²