Frosty mornings in Murlin outnumber those of 90% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 27.0°C. Winter and summer sit 27°C apart. None of the 13 towns of 2,500+ in Nièvre gets more rain. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Guérigny station, 12 km south.
A year in Murlin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Guérigny station.
What a year in Murlin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Guérigny.
About 911 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Nièvre.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nevers-Marzy
A frosty town: 68 frosts and 73 days of 25°C a year
On about 68 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Guérigny: 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 Guérigny
Guérigny is 12 km south of Murlin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Murlin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Guérigny (58131001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south |
| Station altitude | 205 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 228 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Nevers-Marzy, 23 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 Murlin 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 Nièvre.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murlin | Guérigny | 27.0°C | 0.5°C | 911 mm |
| Guérigny 12 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 911 mm |
| La Charité-sur-Loire 12 km | Varennes-Boulor | 27.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 855 mm |
| Garchizy 19 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C 1°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Varennes-Vauzelles 21 km | Varennes-Boulor | 27.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 855 mm |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers 21 km | Varennes-Boulor | 27.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 855 mm |
| Fourchambault 21 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C 1°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
Murlin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Guérigny station; sunshine at Nevers-Marzy.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.3°C | 0.5°C | 3.9°C | 79 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.9°C | 0.1°C | 4.5°C | 69 mm | 91 |
| March | 13.4°C | 2.1°C | 7.8°C | 63 mm | 154 |
| April | 17.3°C | 4.6°C | 10.9°C | 74 mm | 181 |
| May | 20.8°C | 8.2°C | 14.5°C | 80 mm | 205 |
| June | 24.9°C | 11.6°C | 18.3°C | 67 mm | 226 |
| July | 27.0°C | 13.1°C | 20.0°C | 66 mm | 245 |
| August | 26.9°C | 12.7°C | 19.8°C | 69 mm | 236 |
| September | 22.8°C | 9.5°C | 16.2°C | 71 mm | 189 |
| October | 17.5°C | 7.2°C | 12.4°C | 87 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.3°C | 3.4°C | 7.4°C | 94 mm | 72 |
| December | 7.8°C | 1.1°C | 4.5°C | 92 mm | 59 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 6.2°C | 11.7°C | 911 mm | 1,844 |
Where Murlin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Guérigny, 12 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, 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, Nevers-Marzy, 23 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 Nièvre.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Murlin’s climate
How warm does Murlin get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Murlin get in winter?
February nights average 0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 68 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Murlin get?
About 911 mm a year, more than 78% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (94 mm) and March the driest (63 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nevers-Marzy (23 km away), averages 1,844 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Murlin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Murlin, Guérigny, 12 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 GUERIGNY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Murlin →
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.