Openweather vs Qweather MCP
A side-by-side look at the Openweather and Qweather MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Openweather for environment & nature work as a local process; choose Qweather MCP for environment & nature as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Openweather when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
current_weather, forecast, air_quality.
Choose Qweather MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
QWEATHER_API_BASE, QWEATHER_PROJECT_ID, QWEATHER_KEY_ID, QWEATHER_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH, QWEATHER_PRIVATE_KEY, QWEATHER_API_KEY.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Environment & Nature | Environment & Nature |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 36/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | QWEATHER_API_BASEQWEATHER_PROJECT_IDQWEATHER_KEY_IDQWEATHER_PRIVATE_KEY_PATHQWEATHER_PRIVATE_KEYQWEATHER_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 7 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 4 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Openweather | View Qweather MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Openweather tools 4
current_weatherGet the current weather for a city or coordinates: temperature, "feels like", conditions, humidity, wind speed, and cloud cover. Example: current_weather({ city: "London", units: "metric" })forecastGet a multi-step weather forecast (3-hour intervals) for a city or coordinates: temperature, conditions, wind speed, and precipitation probability over time. Example: forecast({ city: "Tokyo", count: 8 })air_qualityGet the current air quality for a set of coordinates: an air quality index (AQI, 1=Good to 5=Very Poor) plus pollutant component concentrations (CO, NO2, O3, PM2.5, PM10, etc.). Example: air_quality({ lat: 51.5, lon: -0.12 })geocodeResolve a place name (city, optionally with state/country) to geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude). Useful before calling air_quality, which needs lat/lon. Example: geocode({ query: "Paris", limit: 5 })
Qweather MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Openweather
{
"mcpServers": {
"openweather": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-openweather"
]
}
}
}
Qweather MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"qweather-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"qweather-mcp"
],
"env": {
"QWEATHER_API_BASE": "YOUR_QWEATHER_API_BASE_HERE",
"QWEATHER_PROJECT_ID": "YOUR_QWEATHER_PROJECT_ID_HERE",
"QWEATHER_KEY_ID": "YOUR_QWEATHER_KEY_ID_HERE",
"QWEATHER_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH": "YOUR_QWEATHER_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH_HERE",
"QWEATHER_PRIVATE_KEY": "YOUR_QWEATHER_PRIVATE_KEY_HERE",
"QWEATHER_API_KEY": "YOUR_QWEATHER_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Openweather is categorized under Environment & Nature and uses a local stdio subprocess. Qweather MCP belongs to Environment & Nature and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Openweather for environment & nature work and Qweather MCP for environment & nature.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Openweather has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Qweather MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add openweather and qweather-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Openweather has a quality signal of 55/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Qweather MCP has 36/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 7 GitHub stars.