Chur live webcam – Bivio weather camera (MeteoSwiss)
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What you are looking at
MeteoSwiss runs this weather camera at Bivio, a small village in the Surses region of Graubünden, at about 1,910 meters. Bivio sits at the foot of the Julier Pass road, one of the main routes into the Engadine. The panorama shows a broad, open alpine valley with grassy slopes, scattered huts, the winding road and a ring of rounded mountains.
At this altitude winter arrives early and leaves late, so the valley is often white from late autumn into spring. MeteoSwiss uses the camera to watch weather along flight routes through the Alps, and it shows mountain weather clearly: low cloud hanging on the ridges, snow showers sweeping the valley, brilliant clear days after a cold front, and autumn colors as the grass turns gold and brown. In summer, afternoon cumulus clouds often build over the peaks and can grow into thunderstorms.
The camera saves a panoramic still image every ten minutes, and at dawn and dusk it uses an infrared filter that gives black-and-white images. A practical tip: if you are driving over the Julier, a look here gives a quick sense of snow and visibility, and the time on the image is in UTC.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- BIV
- Operator
- MeteoSwiss
- Elevation
- 1,910 m / 6,266 ft
- Image updates
- Every 10 min
- Video format
- Still image (JPEG)
- Position
- Exact (from the provider)
- Licence
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- Data source
- MeteoSwiss weather cameras (Switzerland)
- Last checked
- Oct 7, 23:45 UTC (3 h ago)
- Working, last 7 days
- Not enough checks yet
From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.
About Chur
Weather now in Chur: 6 °C (42 °F), rain, wind 7 km/h (4 mph) from the southeast. Forecast for 5 AM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Chur is a town in Switzerland with about 35,000 people. The camera is about 44 km from the center, 1,910 m (6,266 ft) above sea level. The nearest bigger place is Sankt Gallen, 65 km away. Chur keeps Europe/Zurich time (UTC+2 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
Chur is the capital and largest town of Graubunden, the large mountain canton in eastern Switzerland. It lies at about 590 meters in the Rhine valley, at the point where the river turns north toward Lake Constance and the Plessur stream flows in from Arosa. About 40,000 people lived here at the end of 2024. Chur is often called the oldest town in Switzerland, with traces of settlement going back…
On the map
Live cameras near Chur
The nearest other cameras are Casaccia weather camera (MeteoSwiss), Switzerland (7.6 km), Murtel weather camera (MeteoSwiss), Switzerland (13 km) and Piz Corvatsch weather camera (MeteoSwiss), Switzerland (13 km).
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Questions about Bivio weather camera (MeteoSwiss), Switzerland
Is the Bivio weather camera (MeteoSwiss), Switzerland camera live right now?
Yes, it is working: at our last automatic check (Oct 7, 23:45 UTC) it was sending new pictures. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 10 minutes straight from MeteoSwiss.
How often does the picture update?
About every 10 minutes, on MeteoSwiss's schedule. The image on this page refreshes by itself while the tab is open.
Where does this camera come from?
MeteoSwiss (Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology) runs this camera. It is an official source. Its images are shared under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). LiveLocation shows them straight from the source with credit. About MeteoSwiss Watch at the source
Where exactly is this camera?
It is about 44 km from the center of Chur, Switzerland. Coordinates: 46.460, 9.657. All cameras in Chur
What is the local time at Chur?
Chur is in the Europe/Zurich time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 8 the sun rises at 7:29 AM and sets at 6:48 PM there.
Are there more live cameras near Chur?
Yes: 3 other cameras are within 25 km of this one. The live camera radar shows them all on a map, nearest first. Open the radar here
What altitude is this camera at?
It stands about 1,910 m (6,266 ft) above sea level, so snow, cloud and wind there can be quite different from towns lower down.