🇳🇿 New Zealand · metro 381k · 1,286 venues mapped

Christchurch

Where Christchurch 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 156 of 1,704.

Nearest city 🇳🇿 Wellington 305 km Nearest written profile 🇳🇿 Auckland 📖 765 km

Typical weather

1981–present

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coldcool warmhot ▢ outlined = best time to visit

Best time to visit Mar — mild (15–26 °C mean) and not a wet month.

City Rhythm

measured

Opening hours, by kind of place

median across mapped venues

Food & drink1,286 places mapped

10:00–21:00

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open past midnight

85%

open on Sundays

63h

open per week

14%

take a midday break

open 24/7

Shops & errands433 places mapped

08:00–19:00

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open past midnight

83%

open on Sundays

70h

open per week

open 24/7

Vital absurdities

measured

muggy days a year

nights/yr the bedroom never cools

days over 30 °C, of 16,630

volcanoes within 100 km

485.7 km

to Taranaki

27.8

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

16:59

winter sunset (solar approx.)

15.4 h

longest day of the year

public holidays, 2024

5,053

km adrift · the Remote Index

The ranks

floor: 200 mapped venues

Measure	Christchurch	Rank	Nearest company
Kitchens open past midnight% of food & drink	5.1%	249 of 1,878	🇳🇱 Zwolle 5.2%🇷🇺 Anapa 5.1%🇮🇩 Banjaran 5.1%🇪🇸 Castelló de la Plana 5.1%Christchurch🇧🇷 Curitiba 5.1%🇬🇧 Darlington 5.1%🇦🇺 Langwarrin 5.1%🇬🇧 Leeds 5.1%
Hours open per weekmedian, food & drink	63 h	167 of 1,878	🇬🇧 Ashford 63 h🇬🇧 Bridgend 63 h🇲🇽 Cabo San Lucas 63 h🇲🇽 Cholula 63 hChristchurch🇮🇪 Cork 63 h🇪🇨 Cuenca 63 h🇬🇧 Edinburgh 63 h🇯🇵 Fukuyama 63 h
Open before 8 a.m.% of food & drink	22.4%	251 of 1,878	🇮🇹 Rimini 22.5%🇺🇸 San Luis Obispo 22.5%🇨🇳 Zhaoqing 22.5%🇵🇭 Cagayan de Oro 22.4%Christchurch🇮🇹 Brescia 22.3%🇬🇧 Guildford 22.3%🇮🇹 Busto Arsizio 22.2%🇵🇷 Caguas 22.2%
Vanish at lunch% taking a midday break	13.6%	257 of 1,878	🇯🇵 Tokyo 13.9%🇦🇷 San Miguel de Tucumán 13.8%🇪🇸 Valdemoro 13.8%🇦🇷 Bahía Blanca 13.6%Christchurch🇧🇪 Mechelen 13.6%🇮🇹 Catania 13.5%🇬🇧 Harlow 13.3%🇮🇳 Koyilandy 13.3%
Never close at all% open 24/7	3.3%	198 of 1,878	🇧🇬 Varna 3.4%🇷🇺 Vladimir 3.4%🇮🇱 Yavne 3.4%🇪🇸 Cartagena 3.3%Christchurch🇺🇸 Davenport 3.3%🇬🇧 Elland 3.3%🇬🇧 Grays 3.3%🇺🇸 Harrisburg 3.3%
Shops open on Sunday% of retail	82.6%	156 of 1,704	🇨🇦 St. John's 83%🇺🇸 Amarillo 82.9%🇧🇷 Lago Norte 82.8%🇬🇧 Shrewsbury 82.7%Christchurch🇧🇷 Novo Hamburgo 82.6%🇧🇷 Salvador 82.6%🇧🇹 Thimphu 82.6%🇵🇹 Funchal 82.5%

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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