Garmisch-Partenkirchen Webcam – Bavaria’s Olympic Town

The Garmisch-Partenkirchen Webcam looks down the inrun of the Olympic ski jump on the Gudiberg, over the ski stadium and the rooftops of the town to the craggy Kramerspitz rising behind it. Two more cameras from the town’s tourist office sit on the roof of the Kongresshaus in Garmisch and on the town hall in Partenkirchen, so you can switch between the jump, a busy square and a full circle of limestone peaks. Each camera takes a 360-degree panorama, and dragging across the image turns the view. Morning light falls on the meadows below the jump and on the stadium’s green floor, and around New Year the same stadium fills for the Four Hills Tournament. The cameras take still panoramas in daylight only, so after dark the viewer holds the last image of the evening and starts updating again by itself the next morning.

About Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen lies at 708 meters (2,323 feet) in southern Bavaria, a market town of 28,088 people at the end of 2025, below Germany’s highest mountain, the Zugspitze at 2,962 meters (9,718 feet). It was two places until 1 January 1935, when the mayors of Garmisch and Partenkirchen were forced by Adolf Hitler to combine their market towns ahead of the 1936 Winter Olympics, the first Games to include alpine skiing. The World Alpine Ski Championships followed in 1978 and 2011. Partenkirchen keeps the older look, with frescoed, cobbled streets, and its main street, Ludwigstrasse, follows the line of the original Roman road.

The main camera is mounted at the top of the Grosse Olympiaschanze, the large Olympic ski jump on the Gudiberg south of Partenkirchen. A jump has stood here since 1921. The current one was rebuilt in 2007 with a hill size of 142 meters (466 feet), and the hill record is 145.5 meters (477 feet), set by Stephan Embacher on 31 December 2025. In 1936 its outrun formed the ski stadium that held the opening and closing ceremonies. From the camera, the stadium sits directly below, the town spreads across the valley floor, and the Kramerspitz, 1,985 meters (6,512 feet), stands about 6.3 kilometers (3.9 miles) away.

The Congress Center tab looks out from the Kongresshaus over Richard-Strauss-Platz in Garmisch, where people cross the paving between the tourist information office and a row of shops. The Wank, 1,780 meters (5,840 feet), fills one side of the circle, while the Alpspitze, 2,628 meters (8,622 feet), and the Waxenstein line up about 8 kilometers (5 miles) away on the other. The Town Hall tab, about 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) east in Partenkirchen, swings past a copper-capped clock tower to the long limestone wall of the Partenkirchen Dreitorspitze, 2,633 meters (8,638 feet), with the white ski jump visible on the wooded slope below it.

Weather and Climate in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Winters are cold at valley level. January averages a high of 3.2 C (38 F) and a low of minus 5.8 C (22 F) in the 1991 to 2020 record, so the New Year’s jump falls in the coldest weeks of the year, and frost is the normal start to a winter morning on the meadows below the camera. Spring warms quickly: April reaches 14.5 C (58 F) by day, with nights around 1.7 C (35 F).

July is the warmest month, at 23.4 C (74 F) by day and 11.2 C (52 F) at night. Precipitation adds up to 1,379 millimeters (54.3 inches) a year, so low cloud can hide the Zugspitze and the Alpspitze for whole days while the town below stays clear. October matches April by day at 14.5 C (58 F), with nights near 3.6 C (38 F), and in early October the trees around the Kongresshaus and on the slopes beside the jump turn yellow and orange.

Things to Do Near Garmisch-Partenkirchen

The path to the Partnach Gorge starts near the Olympic ski stadium, right below the camera, and the Partnach river then runs through a narrow gap about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) long between high limestone cliffs. Higher up stand the King’s House on the Schachen and the Alpengarten auf dem Schachen, an alpine botanical garden. For the Zugspitze, the Bavarian Zugspitzbahn runs a cogwheel train along the valley floor to the Eibsee lake, climbs through the mountain, and hands over to the Gletscherbahn cable car for the final stretch to the summit.

In town, Ludwigstrasse in Partenkirchen is lined with houses whose facades carry frescoes dating back to the 18th century, showing biblical scenes, local trades and family patron saints. The Werdenfels Museum covers the art and traditions of the region and holds the largest collection of Werdenfels costumes. Garmisch has both an Old Church and a New Church, the latter completed in 1752, and every June the Richard-Strauss-Festival honors the composer whose name the square outside the Kongresshaus carries.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Garmisch-Partenkirchen located?

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is in southern Bavaria, Germany, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) south-southwest of Munich in a straight line. The town sits at 708 meters (2,323 feet) below the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain.

What can you see on the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Webcam?

Three 360-degree views: the Olympic ski jump looking down over the stadium and the town to the Kramerspitz, Richard-Strauss-Platz outside the Kongresshaus in Garmisch, and the town hall in Partenkirchen with the Dreitorspitze and the ski jump beyond. Use the tabs above the player to switch cameras.

Can you see the Zugspitze from the Olympic ski jump camera?

Yes, in clear weather. The ski jump panorama includes the Zugspitze summit about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) away, next to the Alpspitze and the Waxenstein. For conditions on the summit itself, the Bavarian Zugspitzbahn runs its own webcams on the mountain.

What is the weather like in Garmisch-Partenkirchen?

January averages 3.2 C (38 F) by day and minus 5.8 C (22 F) at night, July 23.4 C (74 F) and 11.2 C (52 F), and the town gets 1,379 millimeters (54.3 inches) of precipitation a year.

Why does the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Webcam show the same picture at night?

The cameras take panoramas in daylight only, from about first light until dusk, so overnight the viewer keeps the last image of the evening. In early October that means roughly 6:50 am to 6:50 pm local time, in midsummer about 4:40 am to 9:30 pm, and in January about 7:20 am to 5 pm. New images return the next morning without anything needing to be reloaded.

When is the New Year’s ski jump in Garmisch-Partenkirchen?

The Grosse Olympiaschanze traditionally hosts the New Year’s jump on 1 January, the second event of the Four Hills Tournament. More than 25,000 spectators come to the Olympic ski stadium below the camera for it each year.

Why does Garmisch-Partenkirchen have two names?

Garmisch and Partenkirchen were separate market towns until 1 January 1935, when they were merged ahead of the 1936 Winter Olympics. The Kongresshaus camera stands on the Garmisch side and the town hall camera in Partenkirchen.

Source: GaPa Tourismus