WeeWX by weewx

WeeWX code repository

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Verdict 71/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 2 months ago

Self-host WeeWX on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
71 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
1.2k
318 forks

About WeeWX

From the project's README at github.com/weewx/weewx. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

[](https://python-poetry.org/) Open source software for your weather station Description

The WeeWX weather system is written in Python and runs on Linux, MacOSX, Solaris, and BSD. It runs exceptionally well on a Raspberry Pi. It collects data from many different types of weather stations and sensors, then generates plots, HTML pages, and monthly and yearly summary reports. It can push plots, pages, and reports to a web server, as well as upload weather-related data to many online weather services. Thousands of users worldwide!

The WeeWX website has examples of websites generated by WeeWX, and a map of stations using WeeWX.

The hardware list for a complete list of supported stations, and pictures to help identify your hardware! The hardware comparison has specifications for many different types of hardware, including some not yet supported by WeeWX. Features

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
84
maturity
100
community
88
security
70
sustainability
53
adoption
29

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 1.2k github.com/weewx/weewx
GitHub forks 318 github.com/weewx/weewx
PYPI downloads (last month) 1.5k weewx

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age11.2 yearssince Feb 2015
Last commit5 days agoMay 2, 2026
Releases shipped41last: 2 months ago

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

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Ready to self-host WeeWX?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

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