Luxembourg Palace
The Luxembourg Palace is a baroque architecture palace in the Quartier de l'Odéon in Paris, France. Commissioned by Marie de' Medici in 1620, the palace was designed by architects Salomon de Brosse, Germain Boffrand, and Jean-François Chalgrin. This classified historical monument currently houses the Senate and is the 64th most looked-up sight in France on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The palace is located 1 km from Paris and is 13 km from Paris-Orly Airport. Visitors can combine a visit to the palace with nearby sites such as Saint-Sulpice (0.4 km), Musée de Cluny (0.5 km), Saint-Germain-des-Prés (0.7 km), Panthéon (0.7 km), or Saint-Étienne-du-Mont (0.8 km). The site is wheelchair accessible and its opening hours are 10:3 to 14:30.
Regarding climate, July and August are the warmest months with daily highs of 24 °C. October is the wettest month with 66 mm of rain. The lowest temperatures occur in January and December, when daily lows reach between 1 °C and 2 °C.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 24 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
| Average low, °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Rainfall, mm | 54 | 45 | 51 | 50 | 63 | 54 | 59 | 52 | 48 | 66 | 52 | 63 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
