Musée d'Orsay Musée d’Orsay
Musée d'Orsay is a national art museum in Paris. It is one of the 125 sights of France featured on this site and is the 21st most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The museum is 2 km from the center of Paris. The nearest airport is Paris-Orly Airport, which is 15 km away. Visitors can combine a visit to the museum with other nearby sites such as the Tuileries Garden, Musée de l'Orangerie, National Assembly, Louvre, or Place de la Concorde.
Weather in Paris varies throughout the year. July and August have the highest temperatures, with daily highs of 24 °C. The warmest months are May through September. The coldest months are December and January, when daily highs reach 7 °C. Rainfall is spread across the year, with October seeing the most rain at 66 mm.
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 09:30 to 18:00, and on Thursdays from 09:30 to 21:45. There is a fee to enter, and the facility provides wheelchair access.
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 | 44 | 50 | 50 | 62 | 53 | 58 | 51 | 47 | 66 | 52 | 62 |
| 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.
