Weather apps are notorious for their data collection habits. So, when you’re looking for a weather app for your Android phone, it’s not as simple as picking just any popular option, especially if you give importance to your privacy.

Here are five weather apps for Android that are privacy-friendly and don’t collect any unnecessary data about you or your device. Most of my recommendations are also open-source, meaning anyone with sufficient technical know-how can inspect their code for peace of mind.

5QuickWeather

QuickWeather is a no-nonsense weather app that’s fast and easy to use. It provides essential weather information without overwhelming you with too much data. QuickWeather is also seamless to set up and is ready to use in a matter of seconds.

It relies on OpenWeatherMap and Open-Meteo for weather data. While you’ll need your own API key fromOpenWeatherMap, there is no such compulsory requirement forOpen-Meteo, which is an open-source weather forecast provider using data from various national weather services from around the world. Unfortunately, you don’t get severe weather alerts while using Open-Meteo as the data source.

QuickWeather doesn’t invade your privacy or collect any data, and you can use it with just the internet access permission, which it needs to fetch and display weather information. You can optionally grant it permission to access your location, but even then, the location information is not collected; it’s only used to retrieve weather information.

In terms of weather information, it offers a full-screen radar map, temperature, precipitation, wind speed, humidity, pressure, dew point, and visibility. You can also get a forecast for the next seven days, hourly temperature and precipitation data for 48 hours, UV index, and more. Unfortunately, it lacks any widgets for the home or lockscreen.

4Bura

Bura is a minimal weather app with material design that presents the relevant weather data in an easy-to-read interface. Like many of my other recommendations, Bura relies on weather data from Open-Meteo and doesn’t need you to source any API keys. All you need to do is install the app, set up your location, and it’s ready for use.

It delivers real-time weather information, including temperature, feels-like temperature, precipitation, UV index, wind,air pressure, humidity, visibility, and sun timing. Hourly and one-week forecasts are also available.

As Bura is still in the early days of its development, its feature list is limited to essentials. If the development team’s plans are anything to go by, you can expect detailed graphs for many weather elements—currently, you can only obtain detailed graphs for temperature and precipitation. Besides detailed graphs, there are plans for widgets, weather alerts, and air quality information.

3Cirrus

Cirrus is another open-source app to consider if you’re concerned about your current weather app’s privacy policies. It’s carrying the torch forPrivacy Friendly Weather, an app that’s no longer in development. So, like its inspiration, it doesn’t ask for any unnecessary permissions, collect your personal data, or include any trackers.

Although it doesn’t have the most modern-looking design, it does the job it needs to do efficiently and presents all the relevant weather data on a single page. One nifty element of its design are the location tabs, which allow you to switch between saved locations with just a tap.

Like most other free weather apps, it sources the weather data from Open-Meteo and provides information such as real-time temperature, precipitation, humidity, UV index, pressure, wind, and sun timings. Besides Open-Meteo, it integratesa radar map from Rain Viewerfor monitoring weather events.

Among other features, it provides detailed hourly forecasts for up to 16 days and has five widget options to suit your needs.

2Hello Weather

Hello Weather is the only weather app in my recommendations that’s not open-source. However, that doesn’t mean it cares for your privacy less than the open-source options. It hasa clear privacy policyand collects minimal app usage-related data. More importantly, all collected data is deleted within two days, giving you complete peace of mind.

The app has an attractive and colorful design, with the essential weather data put front and center. It provides all the vital weather information, including hourly and weekly forecasts. Unlike most of my other recommendations, which rely on Open-Meteo weather data, Hello Weather uses the Apple Weather service.

Sadly, some of the app’s features are locked behind a Pro subscription. If you are willing to upgrade to the Pro version, you’ll gain access to radar view, additional weather data sources, air quality information, a five-day forecast widget, notifications, and more.

1Breezy Weather

Breezy is one of the best open-source weather apps you’ll find on Android. A fork of the once-popularGeometric Weather app, it has a sleek and refined design. It has all the weather data most people need and is very privacy-conscious. It doesn’t collect any personal data or include any trackers. There are also no automatic crash reports.

It uses dozens of sources to bring weather data for you, including country- and region-specific providers, such as national weather agencies. Keep in mind that some of these sources require you to procure your own API key and those keys are often available on a chargeable basis.

If you’re installing Breezy Weatherusing F-Droid repos, you’ll get the version that only includes access to select free weather sources. To access all sources, you’ll need to add either theBreezy Weatheror theIzzyrepository to F-Droid and download the “Standard” version. The “Standard” version is also available asa direct download through GitHub.

Another of Breezy Weather’s highlights is the availability of extensive hourly and weekly forecasts. Unlike most of my other recommendations, which typically limit forecast data to temperature and precipitation, Breezy provides forecast data for all the data points it offers in real-time weather information.

Although Android has made significant strides on the privacy front, the Google Play Store is filled with apps that collect more data than they need. So, it’s crucial to remain mindful of an app’s privacy and data collection policies before you hit install. Fortunately, you don’t have to worry about this with any of the apps explored above.

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