Comparison
RunWeather vs AccuWeather for runners
AccuWeather is a full weather service that also rates running: one rating per day, from Poor to Ideal, on its website. RunWeather goes finer: every hour gets a 0-100 Run Score from a published model built on dew point and WBGT heat strain, with the best time to run named and the pace cost spelled out. For storms, minute-by-minute rain and long-range outlooks, AccuWeather is stronger; for choosing the hour and pacing it, RunWeather is.
- ★★★★★5.080+ ratings
- 2,500+runners
- 100countries
Side by side
Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | RunWeather | AccuWeather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free (optional Pro, $39.99/yr or $6.99/mo) | Free with ads; Premium+ $29.99/yr or $4.99/mo (US) |
| Running condition rating | Yes, 0-100 Run Score for every hour | One rating per day, Poor to Ideal, on the website |
| Best time to run | Yes, best time each day | No; the running rating is daily |
| Hourly forecast | 3 days free, 7 with Pro | Up to 5 days free with a login; 10 days with Premium+ |
| Dew point | Core scoring input | Shown every hour |
| WBGT heat strain | Yes, with safety caps | Not on its forecast pages; RealFeel instead |
| Minute-by-minute rain | No; hourly rain in the score | Yes, MinuteCast for the next 4 hours |
| Long-range forecast | 7 days with Pro | Up to 90 days with Premium+ |
| Pace adjustment for conditions | Yes, weather-adjusted pace (Pro) | No |
| Weather on your completed runs | Yes, from Strava, Apple Health or Health Connect | No |
| Platforms | iOS and Android | iOS, Android, web, Apple Watch, Wear OS, TV |
AccuWeather does a lot well. RealFeel, its feels-like temperature, folds in sun, wind, humidity and more. MinuteCast forecasts rain minute by minute for the next 4 hours. The free app gives up to 120 hours of hourly forecast with a free login, and Premium+ ($29.99 a year or $4.99 a month in the US) removes ads in the app and stretches the hourly forecast to 10 days and the daily to 90.
It even has a Running forecast, under Health & Activities on accuweather.com: one rating per day for the coming week, Ideal, Great, Good, Fair or Poor, with a tip such as staying hydrated. That tells you whether Thursday looks better than Wednesday. It cannot tell you whether 6am beats 5pm on the same day, when the dew point drops overnight, or when WBGT heat strain crosses a safety line. RunWeather scores each hour, so the answer is a time, not a day.
Want the detail behind the scoring? How the Run Score works publishes every threshold the model uses.
When AccuWeather is the better pick
For severe weather, hurricanes, radar and lightning, and for rain timing to the minute, AccuWeather is the stronger app. If you plan a race weekend weeks ahead, its long-range daily outlooks go much further than any running forecast can. And if a day-level "good or fair for running" is all you need, it is already there.
When RunWeather earns its place
If you choose when in the day to run, the gap between hours is often bigger than the gap between days, most of all in summer, when a humid afternoon and a cooler dawn score very differently. RunWeather scores each hour with thresholds it publishes, names the best window, and after the run shows what the weather added to your pace.
Keep going
Common questions
3 questionsDoes AccuWeather have a running forecast?
Yes. accuweather.com has a Running forecast under Health & Activities that rates each day of the coming week as Ideal, Great, Good, Fair or Poor, based on temperature, humidity, wind gusts and precipitation (checked 28 October 2026). It is a daily rating; RunWeather scores every hour 0-100 and names the best time.
Is RealFeel the same as the Run Score?
No. RealFeel is AccuWeather's feels-like temperature, built from factors such as sun, wind and humidity. The Run Score is a 0-100 rating of how good an hour is for running, led by dew point and WBGT heat strain, with hard safety caps for extreme heat, humidity and cold.
Do I need AccuWeather Premium+ for running?
Not for the running rating, which is on the free website. Premium+ mainly adds an ad-free app and longer forecasts. RunWeather's hourly scores and best times are free for the next 3 days.
Get this on every run, automatically
RunWeather syncs with Strava, plans your week, and learns your heat tolerance, so the right time to run finds you. Free on iPhone and Android.
On a computer? Scan with your phone camera to get the app.
