🇦🇺 Australia · metro 81k · 269 venues mapped

Launceston

Where Launceston places among 1,878 cities measured on the one thing that needs no editing — the hours the city keeps. Its strongest showing is open before 8 a.m., where it ranks 132 of 1,878.

Nearest city 🇦🇺 Hobart 161 km Nearest written profile 🇦🇺 Melbourne 📖 444 km

Typical weather

1981–present

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coldcool warmhot ▢ outlined = best time to visit

Best time to visit Jan, Feb — mild (15–26 °C mean) and not wet months.

City Rhythm

measured

Opening hours, by kind of place

median across mapped venues

Food & drink269 places mapped

08:00–20:30

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open past midnight

68%

open on Sundays

50h

open per week

21%

take a midday break

open 24/7

Vital absurdities

measured

muggy days a year

nights/yr the bedroom never cools

days over 30 °C, of 16,629

volcanoes within 100 km

569.1 km

to Newer Volcanics Province

0.2

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

16:48

winter sunset (solar approx.)

15.2 h

longest day of the year

public holidays, 2024

2,961

km adrift · the Remote Index

The ranks

floor: 200 mapped venues

Measure	Launceston	Rank	Nearest company
Kitchens open past midnight% of food & drink	7.1%	229 of 1,878	🇨🇦 Fredericton 7.1%🇫🇮 Joensuu 7.1%🇬🇧 Keighley 7.1%🇷🇺 Kirov 7.1%Launceston🇺🇸 Longview 7.1%🇵🇭 Manila 7.1%🇯🇵 Matsuyama 7.1%🇺🇸 Merced 7.1%
Hours open per weekmedian, food & drink	50.2 h	223 of 1,878	🇧🇷 Blumenau 50.5 h🇧🇷 Campinas 50.5 h🇩🇪 Aschaffenburg 50.2 h🇩🇪 Gerlingen 50.2 hLaunceston🇨🇭 Basel 50 h🇩🇪 Bremerhaven 50 h🇫🇷 Carcassonne 50 h🇮🇹 Cervia 50 h
Open before 8 a.m.% of food & drink	35.7%	132 of 1,878	🇺🇸 Southgate 35.9%🇺🇸 Sarasota 35.8%🇺🇸 Idaho Falls 35.7%🇿🇦 Johannesburg 35.7%Launceston🇺🇸 Boston 35.6%🇺🇸 Orlando 35.6%🇲🇪 Podgorica 35.6%🇺🇸 Willoughby 35.6%
Vanish at lunch% taking a midday break	21.4%	192 of 1,878	🇮🇹 Forlì 21.6%🇯🇵 Gamagori 21.6%🇩🇪 Hamm 21.6%🇦🇹 Wels 21.5%Launceston🇯🇵 Toyohashi 21.4%🇩🇪 Neuwied 21.3%🇧🇷 Sao Jose dos Campos 21.2%🇪🇸 Vic 21.2%
Never close at all% open 24/7	7.1%	160 of 1,878	🇬🇧 Dunfermline 7.1%🇯🇵 Hanno 7.1%🇹🇷 Izmir 7.1%🇮🇪 Kilkenny 7.1%Launceston🇺🇸 Longview 7.1%🇵🇭 Puerto Princesa 7.1%🇲🇽 Valladolid 7.1%🇨🇳 Zhujiajiao 7.1%

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.

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