The invention belongs to the field of video monitoring, and provides a rain wiper of a camera protective cover and a video monitoring system; the rain wiper comprises a substrate, a reflective optical coupler, a fixing frame, a sliding block, a connecting sheet, a guide rail, a driven wheel, a belt, a pinch roller, a belt wheel, a pressing sheet, a spring, a shell, a motor, a sealing rubber bar, a large rain wiper arm, a small rain wiper arm, a rubber bar clamping plate and a rubber bar; the connecting sheet and the sliding block are fixed together; the connecting sheet is used for clamping the belt; the sliding block is sheathed on the guide rail; the connecting sheet is connected with the large rain wiper arm; the large rain wiper arm is connected with the small rain wiper arm; the small rain wiper arm is connected with the rubber bar clamping plate; the rubber bar clamping plate is connected with the rubber bar; and the spring is further connected between the large rain wiper arm and the small rain wiper arm. In the invention, the structure such as a reflective optical coupler is adopted so that the work area is rectangular and the view window blind side splodge is effectively eliminated; and the belt torque is born on the motor shaft so that the damage rate of the rain wiper is reduced.