Groeningemuseum
The Groeningemuseum is an art museum in Bruges and is part of Musea Brugge. Opened in 1930, it is one of the 34 most looked-up sights in Belgium on English Wikipedia and is one of the 43 sights of the country listed on this site.
Planning a visit
The museum is 88 km from Brussels and 25 km from Ostend-Bruges International Airport. For weather, July and August provide the highest daily temperatures, reaching 21 °C. The coldest period is in January and February, when daily lows are 2 °C. The wettest months are October and November, which have about 84 mm and 83 mm of rain.
The museum is open from Thursday to Tuesday between 09:30 and 17:00. There is no fee for entry and the museum is wheelchair accessible. The museum is located at Dijver 12 in Bruges. It is near the Church of Our Lady, the Belfry of Bruges, and the Basilica of the Holy Blood, which are all within 0.3 km. The Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde is 0.9 km away, and Gravensteen is 38.2 km away.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, with an average high of 21 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Average low, °C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Rainfall, mm | 70 | 54 | 60 | 47 | 64 | 73 | 73 | 77 | 74 | 84 | 83 | 81 |
| Rainy days | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
