Musée de l'Orangerie Le Musée de l'Orangerie
The Musée de l'Orangerie is a national art museum located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Since it opened in 1927, it has become one of the 125 sights in France on this site and ranks 78th among the most looked-up sights in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The museum is located 2 km from the center of Paris and is 15 km from Paris-Orly Airport. It is located near the Tuileries Garden (0.3 km) and Place de la Concorde (0.2 km). Other nearby sights include the National Assembly (0.4 km), Musée d'Orsay (0.5 km), and Petit Palais (0.6 km).
The museum is open from 09:00 to 18:00 from Monday to Sunday, but it is closed on Tuesdays. Entrance requires a fee and the museum is wheelchair accessible. For weather, 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 reach 7 °C and lows are between 1 °C and 2 °C. September is the driest month with 47 mm of rain, whereas October has the highest rainfall at 66 mm.
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.
