🇧🇪 Belgium · metro 77k · 3,000 venues mapped
Leuven
Where Leuven places among 1,878 cities measured on the one thing that needs no editing — the hours the city keeps. Its strongest showing is vanish at lunch, where it ranks 181 of 1,878.
Typical weather
1981–present JFMAMJJASOND
coldcool warmhot ▢ outlined = best time to visit
Best time to visit Aug — mild (15–26 °C mean) and not a wet month.
City Rhythm
measuredOpening hours, by kind of place
median across mapped venuesFood & drink3,000 places mapped
11:30–22:00
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7%
open past midnight
75%
open on Sundays
48h
open per week
23%
take a midday break
Shops & errands1,119 places mapped
08:00–19:00
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2%
open past midnight
61%
open on Sundays
66h
open per week
Culture1,107 places mapped
10:00–20:00
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9%
open past midnight
28%
open on Sundays
21h
open per week
7%
take a midday break
Services673 places mapped
09:00–18:30
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0%
open past midnight
3%
open on Sundays
46h
open per week
17%
take a midday break
Vital absurdities
measured0
muggy days a year
0
nights/yr the bedroom never cools
150
umbrella days a year
35.5 m
of rain since 1981
138
days over 30 °C, of 16,629
0
volcanoes within 100 km
171.2 km
to West Eifel Volcanic Field
1
quakes felt per decade (M4.5+, 100 km)
16:38
winter sunset (solar approx.)
16.5 h
longest day of the year
12
public holidays, 2024
14,138
km adrift · the Remote Index
The ranks
floor: 200 mapped venuesThe 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.