Access Copernicus Climate Data Store (CDS) for ERA5 reanalysis, climate projections, and satellite observations. Use when: (1) retrieving historical weather/climate data, (2) downloading ERA5 reanalysis fields, (3) querying climate projections (CMIP), (4) getting satellite-derived climate variables. NOT for: real-time weather forecasts (use weather APIs), ocean biology (use Copernicus Marine), air quality (use CAMS).
Access ERA5 reanalysis, climate projections, and satellite climate records through the Copernicus CDS API. Covers global gridded climate data from 1940 to present.
Install the CDS API client and configure credentials:
pip install cdsapi
Create ~/.cdsapirc with your CDS credentials: