Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya

What Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya does

Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya (SMC), operating under the brand Meteocat, is the official meteorological service of the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya). Established as a public enterprise by Law 15/2001 of November 14, 2001, and attached to the Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat, SMC is responsible for weather observation, forecasting, climate monitoring, and the issuance of severe weather warnings for the entire territory of Catalonia. It serves the general public of Catalonia along with professional/commercial users, research and academic institutions, educational bodies, and government agencies. The core technology stack is built around four proprietary observation networks — XEMA (Automatic Weather Stations Network), XOM (Manual Meteorological Observers Network), XRAD (weather radar) and XDDE (lightning detection) — supplemented by radiosonde atmospheric profiling, Meteosat satellite integration, and numerical weather prediction models (atmospheric and oceanographic). Historical climate records from 1950 and Barcelona series from 1780 underpin its climatology product line.

SMC distributes its products through three pillars: Predicció (forecasts covering general, municipal, Pyrenees/mountain, beaches/nautical, ski, open sea, and UV index), Observacions (real-time station, radar, lightning, satellite, and radiosonde data), and Climatologia (climate atlases, monthly/seasonal/annual bulletins, drought status, and climate change projections). It delivers services via the meteo.cat website (Catalan, Spanish, English), native iOS and Android applications, embeddable widgets, social media (X/Twitter, YouTube, Facebook), email newsletters, formal educational programs for schools, and a public REST API documented at apidocs.meteocat.gencat.cat. Core weather forecasting and general data access are provided free of charge as a public service; commercial monetization is limited to official certified meteorological data certificates (used for insurance claims and legal proceedings) and custom data file requests, both governed by published 2025 service tariffs. Open data is additionally distributed through the Generalitat de Catalunya open data portal. The organization holds ISO 9001 quality management certification and is led by Director Sarai Sarroca Cervelló.

Name

Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya

Legal name

Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya (METEOCAT)

Website

https://meteo.cat

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Official meteorological service of Catalonia, providing weather observation, forecasting, and climate monitoring across the region via its XEMA/XOM networks, radar, and numerical prediction models, serving citizens, professionals, researchers, and government agencies under the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Free Public Services: Core weather forecasting, observation data, and public information services are provided free of charge to all citizens as a government public service function.
2. Certified Meteorological Data Certificates: Official certificates of meteorological data for insurance claims, legal proceedings, and other official purposes requiring authenticated weather records. Subject to service tariffs.
3. Custom Meteorological Data Files: Request and delivery of custom data files containing measured, monthly, or annual meteorological data from specific stations for research, commercial, or professional use. Subject to service tariffs per approved rate schedule.
4. Open Data Services: Free access to open meteorological data through the Generalitat open data portal, with premium/custom data services available for specific requests.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya (Meteocat) is the official meteorological service of the Government of Catalonia, delivering weather forecasts, real-time meteorological observations, climate data products, severe-weather warnings, UV index, and specialized predictions for the Pyrenees, beaches, ski resorts and open sea. It operates the XEMA automatic weather station network, XOM manual observer network, weather radar, lightning detection, radiosonde profiling, and Meteosat satellite ingestion, exposing the data via a public REST API, mobile applications and an open data portal, and issuing paid certified data certificates and custom data files under approved service tariffs.

Product overview

Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya (Meteocat) is the official meteorological service of the Government of Catalonia, operating as a public company under the Department of Territory and Sustainability. The organization provides a comprehensive suite of weather-related products and services organized around three main pillars: (1) Predicció (Forecasting) - including general and municipal weather forecasts, specialized forecasts for beaches, nautical sports, Pyrenees, and ski resorts, ultraviolet index, and numerical weather prediction models for atmospheric and oceanographic conditions; (2) Observacions (Observations) - the XEMA automatic weather station network, XOM observer network, weather radar with lightning detection, rain/snow mapping, Meteosat satellite imagery, and radiosonde measurements; and (3) Climatologia (Climatology) - climate atlases, monthly/seasonal/annual bulletins, drought monitoring, and climate evolution tracking. Additional services include data certificates, open data access, API for developers, mobile applications (iOS/Android), embeddable widgets, and educational activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• XEMA: Xarxa d'Estacions Meteorològiques Automàtiques - Automatic Weather Stations Network operated by SMC
• XOM
• XEMEC
• XEMA
• XEMEC

Products and services

• Weather Forecasting Service Comprehensive weather forecasts for Catalonia including general, municipal, Pyrenees, beaches and nautical sports, ski resorts, open sea and monthly predictions, targeted at citizens, tourists, outdoor-activity users and professionals.
• UV Index Forecasts Daily ultraviolet index forecasts and information for citizens to manage sun exposure risk across Catalonia.
• Numerical Weather Prediction Models Atmospheric and oceanographic numerical weather prediction models providing Catalonia-specific forecast outputs.
• XEMA Automatic Weather Station Network Network of automatic weather stations providing real-time meteorological measurements (temperature, humidity, precipitation, atmospheric pressure, wind, solar radiation) at 30-minute or hourly intervals across Catalonia.
• XOM Manual Observer Network Network of manual meteorological observers providing daily precipitation and temperature observations following standardized protocols at 07h Universal Time.
• Meteorological Radar and Lightning Detection XRAD weather radar for precipitation detection combined with XDDE lightning discharge detection, providing combined radar-plus-lightning observation products across Catalonia.
• Meteosat Satellite Imagery Meteosat satellite imagery and data integrated into SMC's observation catalog and exposed to users.
• Radiosonde Atmospheric Profiling Atmospheric radiosonde measurements providing vertical profiles of meteorological variables for forecasting and research.
• Climate Atlas and Bulletins Climate atlas (including the 1991-2020 Climate Atlas) and monthly, seasonal, annual, pluviometric-year and climate-indicator bulletins covering Catalonia.
• Drought Status Monitoring Drought status monitoring and reporting service for Catalonia, including observed climate evolution, sea temperature, precipitation and temperature trends.
• Certified Meteorological Data Certificates Official certified certificates of meteorological data for insurance claims, legal proceedings and incident documentation related to weather events, delivered minimum 5 days after the episode and priced per approved service tariff.
• Custom Meteorological Data Files Custom data file requests delivering measured (30-minute or hourly), monthly and annual meteorological data from specific XEMA stations for research, commercial and professional use, typically delivered within one month under approved service tariffs.
• Meteorological Data API Public REST API (apidocs.meteocat.gencat.cat) providing programmatic access to measured, monthly and annual XEMA data including temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, atmospheric pressure, wind and solar radiation, targeted at developers and integrators.
• Open Data Service Free access to XEMA meteorological data through the Generalitat de Catalunya open data portal for public and commercial reuse.
• Meteocat Mobile Application Native mobile applications for iOS and Android providing weather forecasts, real-time observations and severe-weather alerts to citizens on mobile devices.
• Embeddable Weather Widgets Embeddable weather widgets (ginys) for third-party websites to display Meteocat forecasts and observations.
• Educational Activities for Schools Formal educational programs for schools including workshops, guided observations and climate-change presentations for weather and climate literacy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Official weather forecasts available for all Catalan municipalities
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Generalitat de CatalunyacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeteocat is a public entity of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the regional government of Catalonia. The organization is attached to the Department of Territory and Sustainability (Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat). The domain meteo.cat is owned by the Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament de Presidència. The organization operates within the governmental framework and follows the strategic plans of the Catalan Government.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute): Dutch national meteorological service running a similar statutory public-good mandate with observation networks, climate research, free public forecasts and certified data products at country scale.
• Met Office (UK): UK's national meteorological service operating a similar public-good mandate with observation networks, numerical weather prediction, climate research and commercial data services at a larger national scale.
• AEMET (Agencia Estatal de Meteorología): Spain's national meteorological agency and the closest direct peer; provides overlapping observation, forecasting and climate services across all of Spain including Catalonia, with similar statutory authority but at a larger national scope.
• The Weather Company (IBM): Global commercial weather platform providing forecasts, observation data and APIs at scale; competes with Meteocat for downstream developer, media and enterprise customers across Catalonia.
• Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD): Germany's national meteorological agency running a comparable statutory mandate with dense observation networks, climate services and certified data products for a country-scale population.
• Météo-France: France's official national meteorological service offering comparable public forecasts, observation networks, climate services and certified data products at country scale; directly analogous organisational model to Meteocat.
• Meteorologisk institutt (Norway): Norway's national meteorological service with a comparable public agency structure, free public forecasts, observation networks and commercial data services; analogous mandate at national scale.

Direct peers

• meteoblue: Private weather service offering high-resolution forecasts for any geography including Catalonia via API and web; competes directly with Meteocat on commercial data, precision forecasts and developer access.

Others

• ECMWF (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts): Intergovernmental organisation producing global numerical weather prediction outputs that Meteocat consumes and that compete with regional forecasts; provides upstream model data while also serving as a research and standards partner.

Regional players

• MeteoSwiss: Switzerland's national meteorological service; operates at a small country scale very similar to Catalonia, with comparable mountain-focused forecasting, dense station networks and certified data offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/meteocat
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@meteocat
• Facebookfacebook.com/meteocat
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/servei-meteorol-gic-de-catalunya

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya