Musée de Cluny
The Musée de Cluny is a national history and art museum in the 5th arrondissement of Paris that opened in 1843. It is the 87th most looked-up sight in France on English Wikipedia and is one of 125 sights in the country listed on this site. In 2019, the museum had about 218,000 visitors.
Planning a visit
The museum is 1 km from Paris and 14 km from Paris-Orly Airport. July and August are the warmest months, with daily highs of 24 °C and lows of 14 °C. The coldest months are January and December, when daily highs are 7 °C and lows are between 1 °C and 2 °C. Rainfall varies, with the lowest amount of about 45 mm in February and the highest of about 66 mm in October. There are about 13 rainy days in both January and December.
Nearby, visitors can see Notre-Dame de Paris, Sainte-Chapelle, Panthéon, or Luxembourg Palace, all of which are within 0.5 km. Saint-Étienne-du-Mont is also nearby at 0.6 km. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 09:30 to 18:15, but it is closed on January 1, May 1, and December 25. There is a fee for entry, and the museum is wheelchair accessible.
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.
