Museo Egizio
Museo Egizio is a national museum in Turin that serves as a history, archaeological, and egyptological museum. It has been open since 1824 and is one of the 125 sights of Italy listed on this site.
Planning a visit
The museum is open from 09:00 to 18:30 Tuesday through Sunday, and from 09:00 to 14:00 on Mondays. It is closed on December 25. There is a fee to enter, and the museum provides wheelchair access. Visitors can combine a trip here with visits to the Turin Cathedral, which is 0.6 km away, or the Mole Antonelliana, located 0.7 km from the museum.
Turin Airport is the nearest airport, situated 15 km from the city. The museum is approximately 524 km from Rome. For weather, July and August are the warmest months with daily highs of about 27 °C to 28 °C. The wettest period is from April to May, when rainfall reaches about 128 mm. January is the coldest month, with average lows of -2 °C.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 28 °C. The wettest is May, with about 128 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| Average low, °C | -1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 | -1 |
| Rainfall, mm | 31 | 35 | 50 | 108 | 128 | 81 | 54 | 65 | 88 | 85 | 70 | 46 |
| Rainy days | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
