In Murs, July heat, January chill and rainfall all sit near the middle of mainland French towns
About 740 mm of rain falls in a typical year; July afternoons reach 26.4°C and January nights drop to 2.3°C. Temperatures cover 24°C across the year, low to high. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Murs station, 0.8 km east.
A year in Murs at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Murs station.
What a year in Murs feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Murs.
About 740 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Indre.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Chateauroux Déols
39 frosts and 61 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Murs: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Murs
Murs is 0.8 km east of Murs. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Murs itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Murs (36136001) |
| Distance from the town | 0.8 km east |
| Station altitude | 148 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 142 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Chateauroux Déols, 45 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Murs compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Indre.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
Murs weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Murs station; sunshine at Chateauroux Déols.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | 2.3°C | 5.0°C | 68 mm | 69 |
| February | 9.1°C | 2.1°C | 5.6°C | 53 mm | 97 |
| March | 13.0°C | 4.0°C | 8.5°C | 52 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.1°C | 5.9°C | 11.0°C | 63 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.0°C | 9.4°C | 14.7°C | 66 mm | 213 |
| June | 23.8°C | 12.7°C | 18.3°C | 53 mm | 218 |
| July | 26.4°C | 14.5°C | 20.4°C | 53 mm | 243 |
| August | 26.2°C | 14.4°C | 20.3°C | 53 mm | 240 |
| September | 22.1°C | 11.2°C | 16.7°C | 56 mm | 195 |
| October | 17.1°C | 8.9°C | 13.0°C | 72 mm | 129 |
| November | 11.3°C | 5.0°C | 8.2°C | 74 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.0°C | 2.7°C | 5.4°C | 77 mm | 63 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 7.8°C | 12.3°C | 740 mm | 1,891 |
Where Murs’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Murs, 0.8 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Chateauroux Déols, 45 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Indre.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Murs’s climate
How warm does Murs get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.4°C. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, more than 51% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Murs get in winter?
February nights average 2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 39 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Murs get?
About 740 mm a year, less than 54% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (77 mm) and March the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chateauroux Déols (45 km away), averages 1,891 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Murs itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Murs, Murs, 0.8 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station MURS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Murs →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.