Murviel-lès-Béziers

Murviel-lès-Béziers
Murviel-lès-Béziers
Commune
	A general view of Murviel-lès-Béziers
	Coat of arms
	Location of Murviel-lès-Béziers
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	Coordinates: 43°26′29″N 3°08′42″E / 43.4414°N 3.145°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Cazouls-lès-Béziers
Intercommunality	CC Les Avant-Monts
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvain Hager
Area 1	32.36 km2 (12.49 sq mi)
Population (2022)	3,038
• Density	94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34178 /34490
Elevation	19–220 m (62–722 ft) ; (avg. 62 m or 203 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Murviel-lès-Béziers (French pronunciation: [myʁvjɛl lɛ bezje], literally Murviel near Béziers; Occitan: Murvièlh) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Geography

Climate

Murviel-lès-Béziers has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Murviel-lès-Béziers is 14.9 °C (58.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 675.5 mm (26.59 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.6 °C (74.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.5 °C (45.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Murviel-lès-Béziers was 42.9 °C (109.2 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.5 °C (16.7 °F) on 9 February 2012.

Climate data for Murviel-lès-Béziers (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1990−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.0 (69.8)	23.0 (73.4)	29.1 (84.4)	32.0 (89.6)	35.1 (95.2)	42.9 (109.2)	38.0 (100.4)	40.5 (104.9)	37.3 (99.1)	32.4 (90.3)	25.3 (77.5)	23.3 (73.9)	42.9 (109.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	11.6 (52.9)	12.6 (54.7)	15.9 (60.6)	18.3 (64.9)	22.4 (72.3)	26.9 (80.4)	29.9 (85.8)	29.7 (85.5)	24.9 (76.8)	19.9 (67.8)	14.9 (58.8)	11.6 (52.9)	19.9 (67.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	7.5 (45.5)	8.2 (46.8)	11.0 (51.8)	13.2 (55.8)	17.1 (62.8)	21.0 (69.8)	23.6 (74.5)	23.5 (74.3)	19.3 (66.7)	15.6 (60.1)	10.7 (51.3)	7.7 (45.9)	14.9 (58.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.5 (38.3)	3.7 (38.7)	6.1 (43.0)	8.2 (46.8)	11.9 (53.4)	15.0 (59.0)	17.3 (63.1)	17.3 (63.1)	13.7 (56.7)	11.3 (52.3)	6.6 (43.9)	3.7 (38.7)	9.9 (49.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−7.3 (18.9)	−8.5 (16.7)	−7.4 (18.7)	−1.2 (29.8)	2.6 (36.7)	7.0 (44.6)	9.7 (49.5)	8.9 (48.0)	5.2 (41.4)	−0.6 (30.9)	−6.8 (19.8)	−8.2 (17.2)	−8.5 (16.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	62.2 (2.45)	54.4 (2.14)	38.5 (1.52)	58.9 (2.32)	53.2 (2.09)	39.0 (1.54)	21.5 (0.85)	43.7 (1.72)	79.3 (3.12)	92.6 (3.65)	65.9 (2.59)	66.3 (2.61)	675.5 (26.59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	6.4	5.1	4.8	6.5	6.4	4.1	3.0	4.7	5.3	7.0	5.7	5.8	64.5
Source: Meteociel^[3]