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🇪🇸 Spain · metro 65k · 1,231 venues mapped

Vilanova i la Geltrú

Where Vilanova i la Geltrú 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 169 of 1,878.

Nearest city 🇪🇸 Castelldefels 21 km Nearest written profile 🇪🇸 Barcelona 📖 41 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, Nov — mild (15–26 °C mean) and not wet months.

City Rhythm

measured

Opening hours, by kind of place

median across mapped venues
Food & drink1,231 places mapped
10:00–23:00
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13%
open past midnight
88%
open on Sundays
53h
open per week
20%
take a midday break
4%
open 24/7
Shops & errands500 places mapped
09:00–21:00
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0%
open past midnight
67%
open on Sundays
77h
open per week
13%
take a midday break
Culture183 places mapped
10:00–20:00
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4%
open past midnight
38%
open on Sundays
31h
open per week
29%
take a midday break
8%
open 24/7

Vital absurdities

measured
59
muggy days a year
22
nights/yr the bedroom never cools
83
umbrella days a year
22.3 m
of rain since 1981
54
days over 30 °C, of 16,630
0
volcanoes within 100 km
124.6 km
to Olot Volcanic Field
0.2
quakes felt per decade (M4.5+, 100 km)
17:27
winter sunset (solar approx.)
15.2 h
longest day of the year
9
public holidays, 2024
14,185
km adrift · the Remote Index

The ranks

floor: 200 mapped venues
MeasureVilanova i la Geltrú RankNearest company
Kitchens open past midnight% of food & drink 13.1% 169 of 1,878 🇺🇸 Bentonville 13.1%🇺🇸 Lakeland 13.1%🇺🇸 Santa Rosa 13.1%🇲🇹 Valletta 13.1%Vilanova i la Geltrú🇺🇸 Wilkes-Barre 13.1%🇨🇦 Windsor 13.1%🇺🇸 Alafaya 13%🇷🇺 Cherepovets 13%
Hours open per weekmedian, food & drink 53.2 h 210 of 1,878 🇬🇧 Preston 53.5 h🇩🇪 Bielefeld 53.2 h🇫🇷 Douai 53.2 h🇩🇪 Paderborn 53.2 hVilanova i la Geltrú🇩🇪 Celle 53 h🇫🇷 Creil 53 h🇪🇸 Córdoba 53 h🇩🇪 Detmold 53 h
Open before 8 a.m.% of food & drink 13.1% 341 of 1,878 🇩🇪 Erlangen 13.2%🇸🇪 Stockholm 13.2%🇬🇧 Folkestone 13.1%🇮🇹 Imola 13.1%Vilanova i la Geltrú🇬🇧 Bognor Regis 13%🇯🇵 Hakodate 13%🇨🇿 Hradec Králové 13%🇷🇺 Lobnya 13%
Vanish at lunch% taking a midday break 20.2% 202 of 1,878 🇮🇹 Savona 20.5%🇩🇪 Siegen 20.4%🇩🇪 Tübingen 20.4%🇮🇹 Pescara 20.2%Vilanova i la Geltrú🇧🇷 Blumenau 20.1%🇮🇹 Acireale 20%🇪🇸 Dos Hermanas 20%🇫🇷 Les Sables-d'Olonne 20%
Never close at all% open 24/7 3.6% 195 of 1,878 🇨🇴 Rionegro 3.6%🇬🇧 Royal Tunbridge Wells 3.6%🇺🇸 Simi Valley 3.6%🇵🇱 Tychy 3.6%Vilanova i la Geltrú🇸🇪 Örebro 3.6%🇷🇴 Brasov 3.5%🇺🇸 Gainesville 3.5%🇬🇧 Gillingham 3.5%
Shops open on Sunday% of retail 67.4% 271 of 1,704 🇫🇷 Rouen 67.9%🇫🇷 Aix-en-Provence 67.8%🇳🇱 Hilversum 67.7%🇭🇷 Pula 67.4%Vilanova i la Geltrú🇳🇱 Eindhoven 67.3%🇭🇺 Debrecen 67%🇫🇷 Angoulême 66.9%🇳🇱 Helmond 66.7%

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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