Shanghai Museum 上海博物馆
The Shanghai Museum is a museum located in the Huangpu District of Shanghai. It has been open since 1952 and is one of the more looked-up sights in China on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The museum is open Monday to Sunday from 09:00 to 17:00. There is no fee to visit, and wheelchair access is available. The museum is 13 km from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and 1,067 km from Beijing. The climate varies, with December being the driest month at 49 mm of rain and July being the warmest month with a high of 31 °C. The wettest months are August, with 227 mm of rain, and June, with 222 mm. Temperatures in January reach a low of 1 °C, while May has a high of 24 °C. In October, the high is 22 °C and the low is 16 °C. In March, the high is 13 °C and the low is 6 °C.
The museum is near several other sights. Yu Garden is 1.6 km away, and the Oriental Pearl Tower is 2.6 km away. The Shanghai Tower, Jin Mao Tower, and Shanghai World Financial Center are all located within 3.1 km of the museum.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 31 °C. The wettest is August, with about 227 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 8 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 11 |
| Average low, °C | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| Rainfall, mm | 76 | 77 | 116 | 104 | 117 | 222 | 185 | 227 | 140 | 76 | 73 | 49 |
| Rainy days | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
