Summer arrives in force in Murs, hotter than in 93% of mainland French towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 1.5°C. Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in July. It is a dry place: less rain falls here than on 65% of mainland French towns. Expect about 39 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt station, 11 km east.
A year in Murs at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt 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 Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt.
About 710 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 20th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Vaucluse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
39 frosts and 106 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, and 47 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt: 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 Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt is 11 km east of Murs. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Murs itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt (84118001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km east |
| Station altitude | 322 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 521 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 21 km away |
Murs sits 199 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Murs to run about 1.3°C cooler than these figures.
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 Vaucluse.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murs | Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt | 30.3°C | 1.5°C | 710 mm |
| Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt 9.5 km | same station | 30.3°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 710 mm |
| Gargas 11 km | Apt-Viton | 32.5°C 2.2°C warmer | −0.4°C 1.9°C colder | 770 mm |
| Mazan 15 km | Carpentras | 32.3°C 2°C warmer | 1.0°C 0.5°C colder | 666 mm |
| Apt 15 km | Apt-Viton | 32.5°C 2.2°C warmer | −0.4°C 1.9°C colder | 770 mm |
| L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue 15 km | Avignon | 31.5°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.9°C about the same | 649 mm |
| Robion 16 km | Cabrières-d'Avignon | 30.7°C about the same | 0.6°C 0.9°C colder | 697 mm |
Murs weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.0°C | 1.5°C | 5.8°C | 56 mm | 151 |
| February | 11.4°C | 1.4°C | 6.4°C | 38 mm | 173 |
| March | 15.4°C | 4.1°C | 9.8°C | 41 mm | 230 |
| April | 18.4°C | 6.8°C | 12.6°C | 65 mm | 244 |
| May | 22.7°C | 10.5°C | 16.6°C | 64 mm | 285 |
| June | 27.2°C | 13.9°C | 20.6°C | 43 mm | 328 |
| July | 30.3°C | 16.2°C | 23.2°C | 34 mm | 363 |
| August | 30.1°C | 16.1°C | 23.1°C | 40 mm | 327 |
| September | 24.9°C | 12.7°C | 18.8°C | 88 mm | 257 |
| October | 19.7°C | 9.8°C | 14.8°C | 89 mm | 191 |
| November | 13.8°C | 5.2°C | 9.5°C | 97 mm | 149 |
| December | 10.3°C | 2.2°C | 6.3°C | 55 mm | 138 |
| Year | 19.5°C | 8.4°C | 14.0°C | 710 mm | 2,835 |
Where Murs’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt, 11 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- 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, Carpentras, 21 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 Vaucluse.
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 30.3°C. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 47 reach 30°C.
How cold does Murs get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 39 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Murs get?
About 710 mm a year, less than 65% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (97 mm) and July the driest (34 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (21 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Murs itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Murs, Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt, 11 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 ST SATURNIN LES APT, 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.