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The weather6
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The hours it keeps6
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🇺🇸 United States · metro 797k · 3,398 venues mapped

St. Louis

Where St. Louis 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 56 of 1,704.

Nearest city 🇺🇸 Normal 234 km Nearest written profile 🇨🇦 Toronto 📖 1,065 km

Typical weather

1981–present
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coldcool warmhot
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Come for everything else St. Louis does a lot well. The weather is not on the list.

City Rhythm

measured

Opening hours, by kind of place

median across mapped venues
Food & drink3,398 places mapped
09:00–22:00
0006121824
15%
open past midnight
91%
open on Sundays
90h
open per week
5%
open 24/7
Shops & errands1,076 places mapped
08:00–22:00
0006121824
1%
open past midnight
94%
open on Sundays
98h
open per week
26%
open 24/7

Vital absurdities

measured
59
muggy days a year
1
nights/yr the bedroom never cools
120
umbrella days a year
49.5 m
of rain since 1981
2,746
days over 30 °C, of 16,626
0
volcanoes within 100 km
1454.4 km
to Dotsero
0
quakes felt per decade (M4.5+, 100 km)
16:43
winter sunset (solar approx.)
14.9 h
longest day of the year
11
public holidays, 2024
17,546
km adrift · the Remote Index

The ranks

floor: 200 mapped venues
MeasureSt. Louis RankNearest company
Kitchens open past midnight% of food & drink 14.8% 152 of 1,878 🇺🇸 Miami 14.8%🇮🇹 Milan 14.8%🇺🇸 Moreno Valley 14.8%🇺🇸 Sandusky 14.8%St. Louis🇧🇬 Stara Zagora 14.8%🇷🇺 Tomsk 14.8%🇺🇸 Bloomington 14.7%🇳🇱 Hoorn 14.7%
Hours open per weekmedian, food & drink 89.5 h 66 of 1,878 🇺🇸 New Hope 90 h🇱🇾 Tripoli 90 h🇺🇸 San Marcos 89.8 h🇺🇸 Chicago 89.5 hSt. Louis🇨🇳 Changsha 89.2 h🇷🇺 Cherepovets 89.2 h🇨🇳 Wenjiang 89.2 h🇺🇸 Cleveland 89 h
Open before 8 a.m.% of food & drink 32.8% 159 of 1,878 🇻🇳 Hội An 33%🇺🇸 Easton 32.9%🇺🇸 Manassas Park 32.9%🇰🇭 Siem Reap 32.8%St. Louis🇲🇲 Mawlamyine 32.7%🇺🇸 Norcross 32.7%🇱🇦 Luang Prabang 32.5%🇺🇸 Dearborn Heights 32.4%
Vanish at lunch% taking a midday break 1.3% 371 of 1,878 🇬🇧 Nottingham 1.3%🇷🇺 Novorossiysk 1.3%🇺🇸 Pensacola 1.3%🇺🇸 Sacramento 1.3%St. Louis🇺🇸 Stockton 1.3%🇵🇱 Tychy 1.3%🇺🇸 Vacaville 1.3%🇧🇷 Vitória 1.3%
Never close at all% open 24/7 4.7% 184 of 1,878 🇹🇼 Hsinchu 4.7%🇷🇴 Iași 4.7%🇨🇿 Jihlava 4.7%🇷🇺 Makhachkala 4.7%St. Louis🇱🇹 Vilnius 4.7%🇺🇸 Buffalo 4.6%🇺🇸 Charlotte 4.6%🇺🇸 Dale City 4.6%
Shops open on Sunday% of retail 94.3% 56 of 1,704 🇺🇸 Cleveland 94.3%🇺🇸 Colorado Springs 94.3%🇰🇷 Daejeon 94.3%🇺🇸 Pleasanton 94.3%St. Louis🇨🇳 Zhujiajiao 94.3%🇬🇧 Basildon 94.2%🇺🇸 Canton 94.2%🇬🇧 Chester 94.2%

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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