Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum, publishing house, and production company in Manhattan, New York City. Established in 1870, it is the 38th most looked-up sight in the United States on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The museum is 8 km from LaGuardia Airport and 336 km from Washington, D.C. It is located near Central Park (0.4 km), the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (0.5 km), and the American Museum of Natural History (0.9 km). The Museum of Modern Art is 2.3 km away, and St. Patrick's Cathedral is 2.6 km away. Admission requires a fee, and wheelchair access is available.
The museum is open from 10:00 to 17:00, with extended hours until 21:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. It is closed on Wednesdays, on certain Mondays in May, and on certain Thursdays in November. It is also closed on December 25 and January 1. July is the warmest month with a high of 28 °C, while January is the coldest with a high of 3 °C. Rainfall occurs in all months, and July sees 117 mm of rain.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 28 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 6 |
| Average low, °C | -4 | -3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Rainfall, mm | 84 | 79 | 105 | 109 | 107 | 103 | 117 | 113 | 103 | 106 | 98 | 102 |
| Rainy days | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
