Google Analytics: Time on site by day's hour?

Question

I want to know this:

0 am - avg. time on site  = Xmins
1 am - avg. time on site  = Xmins
2 am - avg. time on site  = Xmins
3 am - avg. time on site  = Xmins
4 am - avg. time on site  = Xmins
5 am - avg. time on site  = Xmins
...

It would be nice to have it as a barchart in Google Analytics, but since there is a maximum set to nine bars in dashboard, it doesn't seem possible.

Might be a line chart, but there is no such grouping there, right?

Answer 1

You can use Google Analytics to get the bounce rate by hour for any specific day:

1. Log into analytics
2. Click on the date picker and choose just a single day
3. Navigate to "Audience" -> "Overview"
4. Click on "Hourly" to see how the bounce rate changes over the course of the day.
5. Select "Avg. Visit Duration" from the drop down menu.

Here is a screenshot of this report for one of my websites:

Google Analytics does not have functionality to see each hour represented as an a average across many days. A single day at a time is the best you will be able to do.