Museum

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Local name: Rijksmuseum

Located in Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland Coordinates: 52°21′36″ N 4°53′07″ E

Marco Almbauer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Nearest town: Amsterdam; 1.6 km N
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
Elevation: 12 m; above sea level
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol10 km; RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport54 km

About Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam is a museum. Location: Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland.

From Wikipedia

The Rijksmuseum (Dutch: [ˈrɛiksmyˌzeːjʏm] ) is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history, located at the Museum Square in the borough of Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and the Royal Concertgebouw. The Rijksmuseum was founded in The Hague on 19 November 1798 and moved to Amsterdam in 1808, where it was first located in the Royal Palace and later in the Trippenhuis.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 1800
Opened: 1885
Architect: Pierre Cuypers
Visitors per year: 2,406,210 (2024)
Official website: rijksmuseum.nl

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

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Climate of Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month: August (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: November (95 mm)
Driest month: April (46 mm)

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	9°	12°	17°	19°	21°	21°	18°	14°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	0°	2°	4°	8°	10°	13°	12°	10°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	71	52	66	46	53	69	70	63	87	91	95	85

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 10 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Amsterdam, 2 km to the north.