See Geneva and Vaud through webcams

: Published: 11 August 2024

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If you are stuck behind a computer all day, or need to check out a location before getting the whole family into the car, you might be interested in these local webcams. We have listed some for the cantons of Geneva and Vaud, but there are many more available pretty much anywhere you type into a search engine. We hope you enjoy this article and if you think we need to add another one to the list, please write to us here.

GENEVA CANTON

Jet d'eau, Geneva
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This live video webcam (pictured above) offers a breathtaking view of Geneva's harbor and Jet d'eau. This is my personal favorite and I often check it out to see which way the wind is blowing, how may people are walking on the walkway, and if there are CGN boats coming and going. Occasionally you will see a bird or a spider that gets in front of the lens.

It also provides the color significance projected on certain dates onto the Jet d'eau. MétéoSuisse provides a box presenting live temperatures of the air and lake water, wind speeds, the moon phases, and more.

And if you remember, you can actually see the Jet d'eau turn on every morning at 9h in summer (and 10h the rest of the year) via the webcam. In the evening, depending on the season, it shuts off between 22h30 and 23h15.

View of Geneva city from Carouge
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Positioned high up, this webcam offers a bird's-eye view of Geneva from Carouge. Updated every minute.

Downtown Geneva
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Located on the roof of the Haute école du paysage, d'ingénierie et d'architecture (HEPIA - aka the Ecole des Ingenieurs for those that remember), rooftop view of downtown Geneva. Real-time information on weather conditions: temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, and more is available.

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Plaine de Plainpalais, Geneva
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Check out Geneva's Plaine de Plainpalais, positioned on the roof of the GHI newspaper building. You can watch as they put up the Knie Circus, fan zones, and more. The flea market is every Wednesday and Saturday and the farmer's market is Tuesday and Friday.

World Trade Center, Geneva
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Webcam located on the roof of the World Trade Center Geneva, a business center near Cointrin airport. You can check out the traffic flow on the autoroute here!

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Geneva freeway webcams
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Real-time autoroute webcams and traffic information. Live cameras at Meyrin, Vernier, Bernex, Perly, Bachet, Bardonnex customs and Geneva airport.

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Plage du Vengeron, Bellevue
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This camera provides a live, 360° view of the sailing school and the Plage du Vengeron just outside Geneva, on the Route de Lausanne.

LAUSANNE, VD

Lausanne Cathedral, Lausanne
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View of the city and Lausanne Cathedral looking south-east from quartier du Valentin - Riant-Mont.

Avenue d'Echallens, Lausanne
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A webcam located at Avenue d'Echallens 30 in Lausanne. This is a private window but is sent live from the photographer, Daniel Muster.

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EPFL, Lausanne
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Set on the roof of a building at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), this webcam offers a 360° panoramic view of the campus and the commune of Écublens. You can see the lake and mountains.

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CHUV heliports, Lausanne
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This video webcam offers a live view of the Heliports on the roof of the CHUV in Lausanne with the lake and mountains in the background.

OTHER VAUD CANTON WEBCAMS

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Les Diablerets
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5 live webcams from the resort of Les Diablerets in the Vaud Alps, at the summit of the 3000-meter-high Glacier. Check out if you will be in the clouds or not before making the trip.

The Riviera region
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At one end of Lake Geneva, check out these webcams on the same page.