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weather stations

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($48.00 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 63Growth 41Conversion 25Competition 65Returns 57Price range 33Avg price 94Brand share 53Review moat 50Quality gap 79

Avg price

Great£48.00

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Good46%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Market size

Good£573K

£573K/yr · 606K searches

Returns

Good2.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Good73%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Review moat

Okay1,544.26

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Okay+12.9%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Price range

Okay£12.08–£272.74

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Conversion

Bad2.0%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, weather stations is a £573K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (606K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

weather stations market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£480K–£600K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.0%
Avg BSR
#50
Page quality
0%
Prime
94%
Sponsored
94%
Out of stock
16.2%
Avg brand age
46 months
Avg seller age
183 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

46%

Top 20: 86%

Open market

22%

  • LIORQUE18%
  • Youshiko17%
  • ECOWITT15%
  • U UNNI14%
  • Vexloria9%
  • Raddy5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +12.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
30K20KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Top weather stations search terms

  • weather stations with outdoor sensor wireless uk193K/yr
  • weather station135K/yr
  • weather stations159K/yr
  • home weather station17K/yr
  • outdoor weather station12K/yr
  • weather station with outdoor sensor15K/yr
  • garden weather station4K/yr
  • weather forecast7K/yr
  • weather stations for home10K/yr
  • oregon scientific weather station9K/yr
All search terms

Top weather stations products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%£23K8%£46K12%£69K16%£92K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about weather stations

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Value For Money14%

“Good Value”

Quality-Overall13%

“The build quality is solid”

Weather Proof13%

“All good with the weather station easy to set up”

Assembly/Installation12%

“Auto setup does all”

Display-Overall8%

“Looks good with an easy to read screen/display”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“Works as stated”

Ease Of Use6%

“Easy to use”

Efficiency3%

“Works beautifully”

Design-Overall2%

“nice design”

Color2%

“Brightly coloured”

What buyers complain about

Durability12%

“Failed shortly after purchase”

Functionality-Overall10%

“Stopped working”

Quality-Overall7%

“even at this price its Low quality rubbish”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting7%

“instruction book confusing”

Display-Overall6%

“Display is unpredictable”

Value For Money5%

“a cheap item at £150+”

Size-Overall5%

“Not fit for purpose”

Assembly/Installation4%

“Great value can be tricky to setup”

Connectivity-Overall4%

“Connection Issues”

Battery Life3%

“Won't stay on using the battery has to be plugged in all the time”

Top return reasons

Connectivity-Overall20%
Functionality-Overall19%
Display-Overall10%
Defective Material/Parts7%
Size-Overall7%
Measurement/Reading Accuracy5%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Assembly/Installation3%
Battery Life3%
Compatibility-Overall2%

Common questions

Is weather stations profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £573K/yr across 34 tracked products. 6 of 11 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +12.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
How competitive is the weather stations niche?
19 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 46% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 73% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in weather stations?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 2.7%.
When does demand for weather stations peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the weather stations niche?
Listings span £12.08–£272.74; the average listing price is £48.00 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,544 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.