Comparison
RunWeather vs Dress My Run for runners
Dress My Run answers one question very well: what should I wear for this run? Pick the hour and it lists each item, from cap to tights to reflective gear, tuned to whether you like to run warm or cool. It is free and runs in your browser. RunWeather answers the questions around it: which hour is best to run, how hard the conditions will make it, and what the weather did to the runs you logged. If clothing is your daily puzzle, Dress My Run is the better tool; if timing and pace are, RunWeather is.
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Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | RunWeather | Dress My Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free (optional Pro, $39.99/yr or $6.99/mo) | Free; no paid tier found |
| What to wear | Race-day kit list in the Pro race plan; written guide on the web | Item-by-item list for any hour, tuned to whether you run warm or cool |
| 0-100 running condition score | Yes (Run Score) | No |
| Best time to run | Yes, best time each day | No |
| Hourly forecast | 3 days free, 7 with Pro | About 10 days, from Apple Weather |
| Dew point | Core scoring input | Shown each hour |
| WBGT heat strain | Yes, with safety caps | No |
| 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 apps, home screen widgets | Web app in any browser; no store app found |
Dress My Run (dressmyrun.com) is a free web app you can add to your home screen from the browser; we found no App Store or Google Play app. Its weather comes from Apple Weather. You choose an hour, set gender and an "I like to be..." slider from warmer to colder, and get a "Wear this for your run" list with a photo and a one-line tip per item. You can also type conditions in by hand, which is handy for a race in another city.
It shows the weather for each hour, dew point included, but it does not rate the hour, pick a best time or warn about heat strain: hot weather changes the outfit, not the advice. RunWeather does the reverse. Every hour gets a 0-100 Run Score led by dew point and WBGT heat strain, with safety caps, plus the best time each day and the pace cost. On clothing, RunWeather has a written what-to-wear guide on the web and a race-day kit list in the Pro race plan, but no daily outfit list in the app for most runners yet.
Want the detail behind the scoring? How the Run Score works publishes every threshold the model uses.
When Dress My Run is the better pick
If you already run when you run and the daily question is shorts or tights, gloves or not, Dress My Run gets you there in a few seconds, free, with nothing to install. It is also the better tool for packing for a race somewhere else, since you can type in the conditions you expect.
When RunWeather earns its place
If you can move your run by an hour or two, or you train through hot, humid summers, the bigger question is when, and how hard it will feel. RunWeather scores each hour, names the best window, shows the pace cost of the conditions, and after the run shows what the weather added. For clothing, its what-to-wear guide gives starting outfits by forecast, adjusted for wind, rain, sun, effort and stops.
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Common questions
3 questionsDoes Dress My Run have an app?
We found no Dress My Run app on the App Store or Google Play (checked 28 October 2026). It is a web app at dressmyrun.com that you can add to your home screen from the browser. RunWeather is a native app on iOS and Android.
Does RunWeather tell you what to wear?
Partly. Its free what-to-wear guide on the web gives starting outfits by temperature, adjusted for wind, rain, sun, effort and stops, and the Pro race plan includes a race-day kit list. Most runners do not get a daily item-by-item outfit list in the app yet; for that, Dress My Run is the better tool.
Which is better for running in the heat?
RunWeather. Dress My Run changes the outfit for heat but does not rate the hour or flag heat strain. RunWeather leads with dew point and WBGT heat strain, caps the score when heat crosses a safety line, and shows how much slower the same effort will be.
Where the Dress My Run facts come from
Checked 2026-10-28
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.
