Teylers Museum
Teylers Museum is an art, science, and natural history museum in Haarlem. Established in 1784 and named after Pieter Teyler van der Hulst, this Rijksmonument had about 127,000 visitors in 2017. It is the 39th most looked-up sight in the Netherlands on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The museum is 17 km from Amsterdam and 12 km from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It can be combined with visits to the Grote Kerk, which is 0.3 km away, or the Cathedral of St Bavo, located 1.3 km away. Other nearby sights include Circuit Zandvoort (6.7 km), the Olympic Stadium (15.1 km), and Vondelpark (15.6 km).
Teylers Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00, and the admission fee is €12. Regarding the weather, July and August are the warmest months with daily highs of approximately 19°C and 20°C. The most rain falls in October with 107 mm, while November and September see 99 mm and 93 mm respectively. The coldest months are December, January, and February, with daily highs of about 6°C and daily lows of about 2°C.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, with an average high of 20 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Average low, °C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Rainfall, mm | 80 | 58 | 67 | 43 | 60 | 67 | 80 | 92 | 93 | 107 | 99 | 88 |
| Rainy days | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
