Victoria And Albert Museum

South Kensington, London

Latitude: 51.4953° N
Longitude: 0.1790° W
Average climate condition throughout the year 2022
Month Temperature Humidity Snowfall Rainfall Wind speed

Average (Celsius) Average Average ( in mm) Average (in mm) Average (in km/hr)

January 6.5 87% 12 25 4

February 7 84% 15 30 4
March 9 80% 5 24 4
April 11 76% 1 19 4
May 14 75% 25 3
June 17 76% 40 3
July 19 73% 35 3
August 19 72% 38 3
September 16.5 76% 24 3
October 13 82% 30 3
November 9.5 86% 2 32 3
December 7 88% 9 40 4
VICTORIA AND
ALBERT MUSEUM
• Founded in May 1852, 'South Kensington’
• The style adopted for the museum was Italian
Renaissance
• materials: terracotta brick, timber, stone, glass and
mosaic
• Mostly south oriented
• Angular or pitched roof, glazed roof
• load bearing brickwork skin and cast iron columns
supporting wrought iron beams with concrete floors.
• large windows, facing north and south, afford high
levels of natural light
https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/caring-for-our-collections/
climate-resilience-for-museum-collections
• Indoor heating-cooling and humidification-
dehumidification modes
• Customised installation of the Clima Canal
trench heating system.
• Self-regulating ventilation system, highly
responsive radiators
• Solar panels for electricity generation
• Sustainable and climate resilience design