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Weather (Earth Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Weather (Earth Sciences, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.95, median 260 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.99 – $19.28 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category Earth Sciences (1,495), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Weather best sellers
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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
by Erik Larson
- List rank#1
- Price$11.75
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11,174
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Deep Future: The Next 100,000 Years of Life on Earth
by Curt Stager
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews81
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Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
by Carl Sagan
- List rank#3
- Price$21.66
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8,789
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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
- List rank#4
- Price$16.69
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,383
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Scientific American September 2026
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13
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Scientific American October 2026
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews7
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National Geographic Kids Everything Weather: Facts, Photos, and Fun that Will Blow You Away
by Kathy Furgang
- List rank#7
- Price$12.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,287
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Scientific American June 2026
- List rank#8
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews42
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The Secret World of Weather: How to Read Signs in Every Cloud, Breeze, Hill, Street, Plant, Animal, and Dewdrop (Natural Navigation)
- List rank#9
- Price$17.63
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,006
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Oh Say Can You Say What's the Weather Today? All About Weather (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)
by Tish Rabe
- List rank#10
- Price$6.89
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,201
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Weather
FAQ
Is Weather a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 260 reviews and sells for $14.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Weather?
The median best seller has 260 reviews, and 31% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Weather best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.99 and $19.28.
Can new books break into Weather?
5% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.