National Archaeological Museum, Naples Museo archeologico nazionale di Napoli
The National Archaeological Museum, Naples, also known as the Museo archeologico nazionale di Napoli, is an Italian national museum and heritage site. It is an Istituto museale ad autonomia speciale that has been open since 1816 and covers an area of 0.015 km2. It is the 119th most looked-up sight in Italy on English Wikipedia and had about 533,000 visitors in the year 2024.
Planning a visit
The museum is located at Piazza Museo, 19, in Naples, which is 5 km from Naples International Airport and 187 km from Rome. Travelers can combine a visit to the museum with other nearby locations such as Castel Nuovo, which is 1.7 km away, or the Royal Palace of Naples, located 1.9 km away. Other nearby sites include the Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum, and Baiae, all of which are within about 16 km of the museum.
The museum is open Wednesday through Monday from 09:00 to 19:30 and is closed on Tuesdays. There is a fee to visit. Regarding the climate, July is the driest month with about 21 mm of rain and 4 rainy days. August is the warmest month, with an average high of 27 °C. In contrast, November is the wettest month, with about 159 mm of rain over 14 days. January and February are the coldest months, with average highs of 12 °C.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, with an average high of 27 °C. The wettest is November, with about 159 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Average low, °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Rainfall, mm | 100 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 42 | 34 | 21 | 26 | 96 | 117 | 159 | 124 |
| Rainy days | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 9 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
