Riehen live webcam – St. Chrischona weather camera (MeteoSwiss)
Working, checked 9 h ago Still image · every 10 min Weather station · Official source · What camera types mean
What you are looking at
MeteoSwiss runs this weather camera on St. Chrischona, a hill in Bettingen next to Riehen, just outside Basel, at about 641 meters. The camera is mounted high on the telecommunications tower there, and its wide panorama takes in the forests on the hill, the city of Basel in the distance, the Rhine plain and the hills of Germany and France beyond.
Basel lies where Switzerland, France and Germany meet, and this camera helps MeteoSwiss watch the weather along flight routes in the region, including EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse. On clear days you can see long distances; on others the plain disappears under fog or low cloud, especially in autumn and winter. Thunderstorms often move in from France in summer, and snow on the forests shows the arrival of winter. Parts of the tower structure appear in the frame.
The camera saves a panoramic still image every ten minutes, and at twilight it uses an infrared filter for black-and-white images. A practical tip: the time stamp on the image is in UTC, which is one hour behind Swiss time in winter and two hours in summer.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- STC
- Operator
- MeteoSwiss
- Elevation
- 641 m / 2,103 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, 17:30 UTC (9 h ago)
- Working, last 7 days
- 100 % of checks
From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.
Where this Riehen live webcam is
Riehen is a town in Switzerland with about 20,000 people. The camera is about 3.1 km from the center, 641 m (2,103 ft) above sea level. The nearest bigger place is Basel, 6.0 km away. Riehen keeps Europe/Zurich time (UTC+2 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
On the map
Live cameras near Riehen
The nearest other cameras are Leibstadt weather camera (MeteoSwiss), Switzerland (37 km), Etziken weather camera (MeteoSwiss), Switzerland (43 km) and Eich weather camera (MeteoSwiss), Switzerland (57 km).
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Questions about St. Chrischona weather camera (MeteoSwiss), Switzerland
Is St. Chrischona weather camera (MeteoSwiss), Switzerland working right now?
Yes, it is working: at our last automatic check (Oct 7, 17:30 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 3.1 km from the center of Riehen, Switzerland. Coordinates: 47.572, 7.687. All cameras in Riehen
What is the local time at Riehen?
Riehen is in the Europe/Zurich time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 8 the sun rises at 7:38 AM and sets at 6:55 PM there.
Are there more live cameras near Riehen?
No other camera is within 25 km yet. The live camera radar can search up to 250 km around this spot. Open the radar here
What altitude is this camera at?
It stands about 641 m (2,103 ft) above sea level, so snow, cloud and wind there can be quite different from towns lower down.