Margravial Opera House
Bayreuth, Germany UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Margravial Opera House is an opera house and museum in Bayreuth, Germany. Designed by Joseph Saint-Pierre, this baroque architectural heritage monument in Bavaria is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one of the 134 sights in Germany on this site and is ranked 125th among the most looked-up sights in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The site is 61 km from Nuremberg Airport and 312 km from Berlin. The Bayreuth Festspielhaus is 1.7 km away. The opera house is open from 09:00 to 18:00 from April to September, and from 10:00 to 16:00 from October to March. It is closed on December 24, 25, 31, and January 01. Admission is €8, and wheelchair access is limited.
The warmest months for a visit are July and August, with daily highs of about 23 °C and 22 °C. The coldest months are December and January, with highs of 2 °C and lows of -4 °C and -2 °C. Rainfall is most frequent in January, with about 15 rainy days, and highest in July with 87 mm of rain.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 23 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| Average low, °C | -4 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | -2 |
| Rainfall, mm | 79 | 61 | 68 | 50 | 69 | 72 | 87 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 74 | 85 |
| Rainy days | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
