diff --git a/homeassistant/components/openweathermap/const.py b/homeassistant/components/openweathermap/const.py
index 836a56c70b2..5a370604e1f 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/openweathermap/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/openweathermap/const.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ FORECAST_MODES = [
     FORECAST_MODE_ONECALL_HOURLY,
     FORECAST_MODE_ONECALL_DAILY,
 ]
-DEFAULT_FORECAST_MODE = FORECAST_MODE_ONECALL_DAILY
+DEFAULT_FORECAST_MODE = FORECAST_MODE_HOURLY
 
 LANGUAGES = [
     "af",