Gold Museum, Bogotá
The Gold Museum is a museum in Bogotá, Colombia, that opened in 2002. It is one of the 10 most looked-up sights in Colombia on this site and the 8th most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia. The museum has 500,000 visitors.
Planning a visit
The museum is located 1 km from the city of Bogotá and 14 km from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) in Bogotá. Visitors can combine a trip to the museum with visits to Casa de Nariño, 0.9 km away, or Monserrate, 1.8 km away. The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá is also nearby, at about 47 km away. The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 09:00 to 19:00 and on Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00. There is a fee for entry, and the museum is wheelchair accessible.
Daily highs are between 18 °C and 20 °C, while lows are between 10 °C and 11 °C throughout the year. The wettest months are April, May, June, October, and November, which have about 24 or 25 rainy days. January and February are among the drier months, with about 14 or 15 rainy days each.
Weather by month
Temperatures stay much the same all year, around 14 °C on average. The wettest is November, with about 118 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
| Average low, °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Rainfall, mm | 43 | 56 | 81 | 112 | 105 | 61 | 54 | 46 | 56 | 112 | 118 | 62 |
| Rainy days | 14 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 17 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
