Tate Britain
Tate Britain is an art and national museum in London that opened in 1897. It is part of the Tate and is one of the most looked-up sights in the United Kingdom on English Wikipedia. This Grade II* listed building, designed by architect Sidney R. J. Smith, had about 525,000 visitors in 2021 and is located in the City of Westminster.
Planning a visit
The museum is 2 km from London. It can be reached via London City Airport, which is 13 km away, or London Heathrow Airport, which is 23 km away. Visitors can combine a trip to the museum with nearby sites such as Lambeth Palace, Westminster Abbey, the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Cathedral, or Downing Street, which are all within 1.4 km.
The museum is open Monday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00. Admission requires a fee, and wheelchair access is available. For weather, July is the warmest month with an average high of 22 °C and an average low of 13 °C. February is the driest month with about 43 mm of rain, while October is the wettest month with 72 mm of rain. For those preferring cooler weather, January and December have average highs of 7 °C and lows of 2 °C to 3 °C.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 22 °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 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Average low, °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Rainfall, mm | 59 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 52 | 46 | 45 | 53 | 56 | 72 | 66 | 61 |
| Rainy days | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
