Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York City, United States UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is an art museum and museum building located in Manhattan. It is part of The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Planning a visit
The museum is open Monday through Sunday from 10:30 to 17:30, though it is closed on November 4 and December 25, and has shorter hours on December 24 from 10:30 to 16:00. Admission requires a fee, and the facility provides wheelchair access. Visitors can combine a trip to the museum with visits to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is 0.5 km away, Central Park, located 0.6 km away, or the American Museum of Natural History, 1.3 km away.
LaGuardia Airport is the nearest airport, located 7 km from the museum. The site is 336 km from Washington, D.C. For those visiting based on weather, July is the warmest month with a high of 28 °C, while January is the coldest with a low of -4 °C. Rain is spread throughout the year, with July seeing the most rainy days at about 15.
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.
