National Museum of China 中国国家博物馆
The National Museum of China is a national museum and square in Beijing. It is one of the most looked-up sights in China and saw about 7.4 million visitors in 2019.
Planning a visit
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 09:00 to 17:00. Visitors can reach the site via Beijing Capital International Airport, which is 26 km away, or travel from the center of Beijing, as the museum is about 1 km from the capital.
For those visiting the area, the Monument to the People's Heroes and Tiananmen Square are 0.3 km away. The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, Tiananmen, and the Beijing Central Axis are also within 0.5 km. Depending on the season, weather varies from cold in January with lows of -9 °C to hot in July with highs of 32 °C and about 17 days of rain.
Weather by month
The warmest month is June, with an average high of 32 °C. The wettest is July, with about 173 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| Average low, °C | -9 | -6 | -1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 7 | -2 | -7 |
| Rainfall, mm | 3 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 78 | 173 | 146 | 51 | 24 | 10 | 3 |
| Rainy days | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
