🇬🇧 United Kingdom · metro 106k · 871 venues mapped

Chelmsford

Where Chelmsford places among 1,878 cities measured on the one thing that needs no editing — the hours the city keeps. Its strongest showing is shops open on sunday, where it ranks 74 of 1,704.

Nearest city 🇬🇧 Basildon 19 km Nearest written profile 🇬🇧 London 📖 48 km

Typical weather

1981–present

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coldcool warmhot ▢ outlined = best time to visit

Best time to visit Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep — mild (15–26 °C mean) and not wet months.

City Rhythm

measured

Opening hours, by kind of place

median across mapped venues

Food & drink871 places mapped

11:00–22:30

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11%

open past midnight

89%

open on Sundays

70h

open per week

take a midday break

Shops & errands280 places mapped

07:00–22:00

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open past midnight

92%

open on Sundays

103h

open per week

10%

open 24/7

Services114 places mapped

09:00–17:45

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open past midnight

21%

open on Sundays

48h

open per week

Vital absurdities

measured

muggy days a year

nights/yr the bedroom never cools

days over 30 °C, of 16,630

volcanoes within 100 km

479.4 km

to West Eifel Volcanic Field

0.2

quakes felt per decade (M4.5+, 100 km)

15:50

winter sunset (solar approx.)

16.7 h

longest day of the year

public holidays, 2024

14,439

km adrift · the Remote Index

The ranks

floor: 200 mapped venues

Measure	Chelmsford	Rank	Nearest company
Kitchens open past midnight% of food & drink	11.4%	186 of 1,878	🇻🇪 San Cristobal 11.5%🇲🇽 Zapopan 11.5%🇺🇸 Austin 11.4%🇵🇹 Aveiro 11.4%Chelmsford🇺🇸 Escondido 11.4%🇨🇳 Fuyang 11.4%🇮🇹 Gallarate 11.4%🇺🇸 Indianapolis 11.4%
Hours open per weekmedian, food & drink	70 h	139 of 1,878	🇻🇪 Caracas 70 h🇪🇸 Castelló de la Plana 70 h🇺🇸 Charlottesville 70 h🇨🇦 Charlottetown 70 hChelmsford🇬🇧 Chester-le-Street 70 h🇹🇭 Chiang Mai 70 h🇹🇭 Chiang Rai 70 h🇮🇹 Chieti 70 h
Open before 8 a.m.% of food & drink	13.7%	335 of 1,878	🇯🇵 Kawagoe 13.8%🇮🇳 Mangaluru 13.8%🇲🇿 Maputo 13.8%🇨🇦 White Rock 13.8%Chelmsford🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur 13.7%🇬🇧 Oxford 13.7%🇷🇴 Sibiu 13.7%🇯🇵 Tsukuba 13.7%
Vanish at lunch% taking a midday break	6.6%	318 of 1,878	🇬🇧 Peterborough 6.7%🇬🇧 Stafford 6.7%🇦🇹 Villach 6.7%🇯🇵 Yamagata 6.7%Chelmsford🇬🇧 Littlehampton 6.6%🇬🇧 Maidstone 6.5%🇨🇴 Barranquilla 6.4%🇦🇺 Ballarat 6.3%
Never close at all% open 24/7	1.8%	213 of 1,878	🇺🇸 Bakersfield 1.8%🇧🇳 Bandar Seri Begawan 1.8%🇫🇷 Blois 1.8%🇨🇿 Brno 1.8%Chelmsford🇹🇭 Chiang Mai 1.8%🇺🇸 Erie 1.8%🇺🇸 Harrisonburg 1.8%🇺🇸 Knoxville 1.8%
Shops open on Sunday% of retail	92.5%	74 of 1,704	🇷🇴 Craiova 92.6%🇳🇿 Lower Hutt 92.6%🇺🇸 Ocala 92.6%🇪🇪 Tallinn 92.6%Chelmsford🇺🇸 Chico 92.5%🇬🇧 Falkirk 92.5%🇬🇧 Inverness 92.5%🇲🇾 Miri 92.5%

The same questions are asked of the 126 cities with a written profile, where each one gets its method and its full standings: kitchens open past midnight, hours open per week, open before 8 a.m., vanish at lunch, shops open on sunday.

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