Baden-Baden Webcam – Augustaplatz and Its Fountain Lake

The Baden-Baden Webcam looks down on Augustaplatz, a square in the center of the German spa town where an artificial lake with a tall fountain sits among lawns, gravel paths and plane trees. The camera is mounted high on a building beside the square and turns between several set views. One frames the lake and its fountain with a row of tall, dormered townhouses and a pedestrian crossing behind. Another moves in close on the water and the ring of round black stones along its edge. A third swings out over the rooftops to the old town spread across the hillside and the wooded ridge above it. The weather reads well from up here: low cloud sits on the hills on damp mornings, and in mid-October the trees around the lake were already turning yellow on camera.

About Baden-Baden and Augustaplatz

Baden-Baden lies on the small river Oos, and its center sits at 181 meters (594 feet). The city had 56,952 residents at the end of 2025. Its hot springs drew the Romans, who called the place Aquae, and the ruins of their baths date from the reign of the emperor Caracalla in the AD 210s. In 2021 the town was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Great Spa Towns of Europe, alongside other historic spa resorts across the continent.

Augustaplatz was once also known as the Heumarkt, the hay market. In the Middle Ages the ground belonged to the town’s commercial suburbs, and in the 19th century it filled with villas and stately buildings. Tall period facades still line the square on the camera’s views. It takes its name from Empress Augusta, one of the most loyal visitors Baden-Baden had in that century. The square got its present look in the 20th century with the artificial Augustasee and its water fountain, and an underground car park runs beneath it. The Kongresshaus, the town’s conference center, also stands on Augustaplatz.

The wide view gives the best sense of the town’s setting. Beyond the treetops of the square, a block of cream and pink facades leads the eye up to the old town on the slope, with dark forest closing in along the ridge behind. On a clear day the green of the hills runs right to the edge of the frame. On a grey one the ridge fades into the cloud.

Weather and Climate in Baden-Baden

Baden-Baden has mild winters by German standards and warm summers, with rain spread through the year. Long-term averages from the German weather service for 1991 to 2020 put January highs at 5.6°C (42°F) and lows at -1.3°C (30°F), so frosty mornings are normal in midwinter. July averages 25.2°C (77°F) by day and 13.5°C (56°F) at night. That is when the trees around Augustaplatz are at their fullest and the lake is half hidden behind the leaves.

Spring warms quickly, with April averaging 16.0°C (61°F) by day and 4.1°C (39°F) at night. October is almost as mild, at 15.4°C (60°F) and 6.1°C (43°F). The town gets around 1,269 millimeters (50 inches) of precipitation a year, so wet pavements, haze over the rooftops and cloud sitting on the hills are common sights on the camera. The stream keeps running after dark, when streetlights pick out the paths around the lake and the lit windows of the buildings on the square.

Things to Do Near Augustaplatz

Bathing is the reason most visitors come. Friedrichsbad is the town’s historic bathhouse, and Caracalla Spa is the modern thermal complex named after the emperor whose Roman baths still survive as ruins. The Kurhaus and its casino are the other classic stop, and the Lichtentaler Allee, with its park and gardens, is the town’s classic stroll. For music and opera, the Festspielhaus opened in 1998 and is the largest opera and concert house in Germany.

For a view back over the town, take the Merkurbergbahn up the Merkur. The funicular opened in 1913 and runs 1,192 meters (3,911 feet), climbing 370 meters (1,214 feet) at gradients of up to 54 percent. The summit stands at 668 meters (2,193 feet) and carries the Merkur Tower, an observation tower. Arriving by air, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport serves the town with mostly low-cost and leisure flights, and Strasbourg in France is about 40 kilometers (25 miles) to the south-west.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Baden-Baden located?

Baden-Baden is in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg in south-western Germany. It is about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) east of the Rhine and the French border, and about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north-east of Strasbourg.

What can you see on the Baden-Baden Webcam?

Augustaplatz from above. The camera moves between the Augustasee lake and its fountain with the townhouses and the street behind them, a closer shot of the water, and a wide view over the rooftops to the old town and the wooded hills. Cars, delivery vans and people crossing the square keep the picture moving through the day.

Does this webcam show the Kurhaus or Baden-Baden airport?

No. The Kurhaus and its casino did not appear in any of the views checked for this page, which stay on Augustaplatz and the streets and rooftops around it. Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport lies out on the Rhine plain roughly 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) west of the square, far beyond the camera’s reach.

Is Baden-Baden in the Black Forest?

It sits on the north-western edge of the Black Forest mountain range. The forested ridge on the camera’s wide view shows how close the woods come to the center, and the Merkur, reached by funicular, rises to 668 meters (2,193 feet).

What is the weather like in Baden-Baden in October?

Mild and often damp. October averages a high of 15.4°C (60°F) and a low of 6.1°C (43°F), and morning haze or low cloud on the hills is common. By the middle of the month the trees around Augustaplatz start to turn yellow.

Is there parking at Augustaplatz in Baden-Baden?

Yes. An underground car park lies beneath the square, and Augustaplatz is also a stop for local buses.

Can you watch the Baden-Baden Webcam at night?

Yes, the stream keeps running after dark. Streetlights light the paths around the lake and the facades on the square, though mist and low cloud can blur the picture on damp nights. The view is clearest from mid-morning to late afternoon.

Source: MC media-control