Is weather station profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $15.2M/yr across 33 tracked products. 7 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -3.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).

How competitive is the weather station niche?

15 brands and 47 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 45% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 72% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in weather station?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Measurement/Reading Accuracy, Durability, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 3.7%.

When does demand for weather station peak?

Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the weather station niche?

Listings span $17.33–$311.23; the average listing price is $96.28 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,420 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

weather station

Worth a look

Shows a $15.2M/yr market, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size

Incredible$15.2M

$15.2M/yr · 4.9M searches

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Great$96.28

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Good45%

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

Brand share

Good72%

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

Returns

Okay3.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Okay3.2%

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

Price range

Okay$17.33–$311.23

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

Review moat

Bad5,419.91

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-3.2%

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

Signals High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, weather station is a $15.2M/yr Amazon United States market (4.9M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Data updated Jul 15, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

weather station market data

Units sold / yr: 150K–200K; avg 4,000–5,000/product
Revenue / yr: $14.4M–$19.3M; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 3.2%
Avg BSR: #29
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 100%
Out of stock: 12.3%
Avg brand age: 50 months
Avg seller age: 156 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

45%

Top 20: 86%

Open market

21%

AcuRite24%
Ambient Weather22%
Newentor11%
sainlogic8%
U UNNI7%
AIRAIN TECH7%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -3.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Open Trend

Top weather station search terms

weather station2.2M/yr +1.7%1.7% conv.
weather stations wireless indoor outdoor556K/yr -9.4%2.4% conv.
weather377K/yr -12.8%0.1% conv.
indoor outdoor thermometer wireless378K/yr -21.0%5.1% conv.
indoor outdoor thermometer309K/yr -11.6%3.9% conv.
weather stations170K/yr +0.6%1.1% conv.
acurite weather station161K/yr -11.0%3.0% conv.
home weather station109K/yr -2.0%1.5% conv.
ambient weather station91K/yr +31.6%2.3% conv.
weather station with rain gauge61K/yr +84.7%1.6% conv.

All search terms

Top weather station 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Ambient Weather WS-2902 WiFi Smart Weather Station

Ambient Weather$181.574.4★13,034 rev

Newentor Weather Station Wireless Indoor Outdoor Thermometer Color Display Digital Weather Thermometer with Atomic Clock Barometric Pressure Forecast Station with Adjustable Backlight Black

Newentor$34.544.3★21,838 rev

AcuRite Iris (5-in-1) Indoor/Outdoor Wireless Weather Station for Indoor and Outdoor Temperature and Humidity Wind Speed and Direction and Rainfall with Digital Display (01512M)

AcuRite$127.564.5★7,051 rev

DreamSky Weather Station Indoor Outdoor Thermometer Wireless with Digital Atomic Clock for Home Large Display with Dimmer USB Port Inside Outside Temperature Humidity Monitor (Plug-in)

DreamSky$32.994.3★2,678 rev

AIRAIN TECH 10-in-1 Wireless Weather Station with Outdoor Wireless Sensor Radio Controlled Clock Rain Gauge Wind Speed/Direction Moon Phase Barometer Temperature/Humidity Weather Forecast (NO WiFi)

AIRAIN TECH$80.773.9★331 rev

Newest

by launch date

Sainlogic Smart WiFi Weather Station Wireless Indoor Outdoor Weather Station with 24/7 Weather Forecast Wind Speed Rain Gauge Alerts & 2-Year Data Export for Home Garden

sainlogic$117.54987 rev

3mo ago

AIR ALFA 4900FT WiFi Smart Weather Stations Wireless Indoor Outdoor LoRa Based Wireless Weather Station with 7-in-1 Solar Sensor Thermo-Hygro Sensor Bird Spike CSV Export for Home Garden Farm

AIR ALFA$200.1625 rev

4mo ago

Sainlogic Weather Station Wireless Weather Station with Rain Gauge Wind Speed Wind Direction Weather Forecast Air Pressure Humidity (No WiFi)

sainlogic$95.712,283 rev

9mo ago

Sainlogic 12-in-1 Home Weather Station Wireless Indoor Outdoor and Rain Gauge Outdoor for Temperature Humidity Forecast Pressure Moon Phase Alarm for Bedroom Black (No WiFi)

sainlogic$98.863,479 rev

9mo ago

AIRAIN TECH 10-in-1 Wireless Weather Station with Outdoor Wireless Sensor Radio Controlled Clock Rain Gauge Wind Speed/Direction Moon Phase Barometer Temperature/Humidity Weather Forecast (NO WiFi)

AIRAIN TECH$80.77331 rev

1y ago

What buyers say about weather station

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

What buyers love

Assembly/Installation16%

“Easily installed”

Quality-Overall10%

“Quality and easy set up”

Weather Proof9%

“Durable and provides lots of weather information”

Value For Money9%

“Great Deal”

Ease Of Use8%

“Easy to Read”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“As Described”

Display-Overall5%

“the color display is really nice”

Efficiency4%

“It works great”

Temperature Control3%

“Great for the temperature”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting2%

“good instructions”

What buyers complain about

Measurement/Reading Accuracy13%

“But the accuracy is terrible”

Durability12%

“Failed after one month”

Functionality-Overall7%

“Never worked”

Quality-Overall6%

“Disappointed with the quality”

Connectivity-Overall6%

“Loses connection”

Battery Life4%

“Short Battery Life”

Assembly/Installation4%

“A little tricky to set up”

Size-Overall4%

“Pretty small”

Display-Overall4%

“it is very hard to see the display”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting3%

“The instructions are horrible”

Top return reasons

Measurement/Reading Accuracy15%

Size-Overall13%

Functionality-Overall12%

Connectivity-Overall10%

Display-Overall9%

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

Defective Material/Parts4%

Assembly/Installation3%