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The weather6
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🇪🇸 Spain · metro 123k · 1,000 venues mapped

Girona

Where Girona places among 1,878 cities measured on the one thing that needs no editing — the hours the city keeps. Its strongest showing is kitchens open past midnight, where it ranks 138 of 1,878.

Nearest city 🇪🇸 Vic 48 km Nearest written profile 🇪🇸 Barcelona 📖 86 km

Typical weather

1981–present
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coldcool warmhot ▢ outlined = best time to visit
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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 & drink1,000 places mapped
10:00–23:00
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16%
open past midnight
66%
open on Sundays
63h
open per week
19%
take a midday break
Shops & errands475 places mapped
09:00–21:00
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0%
open past midnight
42%
open on Sundays
72h
open per week
20%
take a midday break
Services219 places mapped
09:00–20:00
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0%
open past midnight
12%
open on Sundays
46h
open per week
56%
take a midday break

Vital absurdities

measured
15
muggy days a year
3
nights/yr the bedroom never cools
94
umbrella days a year
31 m
of rain since 1981
610
days over 30 °C, of 16,630
1
volcanoes within 100 km
32 km
to Olot Volcanic Field
1
quakes felt per decade (M4.5+, 100 km)
17:21
winter sunset (solar approx.)
15.2 h
longest day of the year
9
public holidays, 2024
14,114
km adrift · the Remote Index

The ranks

floor: 200 mapped venues
MeasureGirona RankNearest company
Kitchens open past midnight% of food & drink 16.2% 138 of 1,878 🇩🇪 Kehl 16.3%🇧🇷 Ponta Porã 16.3%🇨🇺 Santa Clara 16.3%🇺🇸 Willoughby 16.3%Girona🇫🇷 Le Havre 16.2%🇳🇴 Trondheim 16.2%🇲🇽 Cabo San Lucas 16.1%🇮🇹 Cremona 16.1%
Hours open per weekmedian, food & drink 63 h 167 of 1,878 🇬🇧 Edinburgh 63 h🇯🇵 Fukuyama 63 h🇮🇪 Galway 63 h🇯🇵 Gamagori 63 hGirona🇪🇨 Guayaquil 63 h🇬🇧 Guildford 63 h🇬🇧 Harlow 63 h🇸🇪 Helsingborg 63 h
Open before 8 a.m.% of food & drink 12.1% 351 of 1,878 🇮🇹 Catania 12.2%🇧🇷 Ponta Porã 12.2%🇯🇵 Sano 12.2%🇯🇵 Shibata 12.2%Girona🇫🇮 Joensuu 12.1%🇵🇸 Nablus 12.1%🇮🇹 Riva del Garda 12.1%🇲🇩 Chișinău 12%
Vanish at lunch% taking a midday break 19.2% 210 of 1,878 🇩🇪 Stuttgart 19.5%🇬🇧 Guildford 19.4%🇵🇹 Lisbon 19.4%🇮🇹 Viterbo 19.3%Girona🇩🇪 Aschaffenburg 19.1%🇮🇹 Salerno 19.1%🇮🇹 San Giuseppe Vesuviano 19.1%🇧🇪 Verviers 19.1%
Never close at all% open 24/7 1% 221 of 1,878 🇻🇪 Caracas 1%🇺🇸 Corvallis 1%🇳🇴 Drammen 1%🇿🇦 Durban 1%Girona🇦🇺 Hobart 1%🇨🇿 Hradec Králové 1%🇫🇮 Joensuu 1%🇩🇪 Kassel 1%
Shops open on Sunday% of retail 42.2% 401 of 1,704 🇫🇷 Metz 42.6%🇧🇷 Santa Maria 42.6%🇿🇼 Harare 42.5%🇪🇸 Fuengirola 42.2%Girona🇵🇱 Tarnów 42.2%🇪🇸 Benidorm 41.7%🇵🇱 Kielce 41.7%🇪🇸 Alicante 41.3%

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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