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🇺🇸 United States · metro 47k · 328 venues mapped

San Luis Obispo

Where San Luis Obispo 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 129 of 1,704.

Nearest city 🇺🇸 Santa Barbara 130 km Nearest written profile 🇺🇸 Los Angeles 📖 260 km

Typical weather

1981–present
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coldcool warmhot ▢ outlined = best time to visit
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Best time to visit May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct — mild (15–26 °C mean) and not wet months.

City Rhythm

measured

Opening hours, by kind of place

median across mapped venues
Food & drink328 places mapped
10:30–21:00
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10%
open past midnight
96%
open on Sundays
70h
open per week
5%
take a midday break
6%
open 24/7
Shops & errands71 places mapped
07:30–21:00
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11%
open past midnight
86%
open on Sundays
98h
open per week
14%
open 24/7

Vital absurdities

measured
0
muggy days a year
0
nights/yr the bedroom never cools
43
umbrella days a year
17.7 m
of rain since 1981
3,015
days over 30 °C, of 16,627
0
volcanoes within 100 km
298.9 km
to Mammoth Mountain
5.2
quakes felt per decade (M4.5+, 100 km)
16:54
winter sunset (solar approx.)
14.5 h
longest day of the year
11
public holidays, 2024
14,839
km adrift · the Remote Index

The ranks

floor: 200 mapped venues
MeasureSan Luis Obispo RankNearest company
Kitchens open past midnight% of food & drink 9.9% 201 of 1,878 🇳🇱 Enschede 9.9%🇺🇸 Kansas City 9.9%🇫🇷 Le Mans 9.9%🇺🇸 Palm Desert 9.9%San Luis Obispo🇬🇧 St Albans 9.9%🇬🇧 Stevenage 9.9%🇪🇸 Tarragona 9.9%🇷🇺 Yoshkar-Ola 9.9%
Hours open per weekmedian, food & drink 70 h 139 of 1,878 🇪🇨 Riobamba 70 h🇪🇸 Roquetas de Mar 70 h🇵🇱 Rybnik 70 h🇨🇦 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 70 hSan Luis Obispo🇸🇻 Santa Ana 70 h🇺🇸 Seattle 70 h🇧🇷 São Paulo 70 h🇨🇭 Thun 70 h
Open before 8 a.m.% of food & drink 22.5% 250 of 1,878 🇬🇧 Reigate 22.6%🇳🇿 Auckland 22.5%🇮🇹 Forlì 22.5%🇮🇹 Rimini 22.5%San Luis Obispo🇨🇳 Zhaoqing 22.5%🇵🇭 Cagayan de Oro 22.4%🇳🇿 Christchurch 22.4%🇮🇹 Brescia 22.3%
Vanish at lunch% taking a midday break 5.4% 330 of 1,878 🇬🇧 London 5.5%🇺🇸 Santa Fe 5.5%🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City 5.4%🇷🇺 Kazan 5.4%San Luis Obispo🇭🇰 Sha Tin 5.4%🇺🇸 Spartanburg 5.4%🇨🇳 Zhujiajiao 5.4%🇮🇩 Banjarmasin 5.3%
Never close at all% open 24/7 6.3% 168 of 1,878 🇮🇹 Salerno 6.4%🇬🇧 Harlow 6.3%🇯🇵 Marugame 6.3%🇺🇸 Nashville 6.3%San Luis Obispo🇺🇸 Tulsa 6.3%🇷🇺 Vyborg 6.3%🇵🇭 Bamban 6.2%🇦🇺 Bendigo 6.2%
Shops open on Sunday% of retail 86.1% 129 of 1,704 🇬🇧 Leeds 86.3%🇨🇴 Santa Rosa de Cabal 86.3%🇨🇾 Limassol 86.2%🇮🇹 Novara 86.1%San Luis Obispo🇺🇸 Santa Barbara 86.1%🇧🇷 Sao Jose dos Campos 85.9%🇺🇸 Sioux Falls 85.9%🇦🇷 Cipolletti 85.7%

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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